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Medical marijuana bill clears Senate panel
— A measure to allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana to patients with serious illnesses advanced in the Illinois Senate on Wednesday. The issue sparked an emotional debate, with supporters arguing for compassion for those suffering from...
Tags: Health Treatments, Morphine (drug), Elections, HIV, Crime, Law and Justice
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6 insurers offer 165 health plans for Illinois exchange review
Six insurance carriers submitted 165 health insurance plans to be offered on the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace, the online exchange where individuals and small businesses in October can begin buying coverage for 2014, state officials said...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Prescription Drugs, Medicaid, Insurance, Aetna Inc.
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Renewed gambling expansion push picks up steam
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD --- A renewed push to greatly expand gambling in Illinois surfaced today, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel threw his weight behind a plan the state Senate quickly approved. Like two previous bills that Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn vetoed, the latest...Tags: Elections, Problem Gambling, Illinois Governor, Executive Branch, Lifestyle and Leisure
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State says 6 insurance carriers submit plans for exchange
Tribune reporterSix insurance carriers submitted 165 separate health insurance plans to be offered on the Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace, the online exchange where individuals and small businesses in October can begin buying coverage that begins next year, state...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Aetna Inc., Medicaid, Prescription Drugs, Insurance
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Delaware OKs same-sex marriage, showdowns loom in two states
This post has been updated, as indicated below.A year ago, when Vice President Joe Biden revealed in a television interview that he supported same-sex marriage, such unions were legal in six states. Tuesday, the Legislature in Biden’s home state, Delaware, voted to become the 11th such state,...Tags: Chris Christie, Same-Sex Marriage, Elections, Social Issues, Illinois Governor
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Madigan pension plan easily passes House panel
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD—House Speaker Michael Madigan easily won committee approval today of his new pension plan that aims to lower the state's heavy retirement system debt by scaling back benefits to public employees, taking more from their paychecks and...Tags: Employees, Pension and Welfare, Education, Tom Cross, Teachers
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Madigan offers broader package of pension changes
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD—House Speaker Michael Madigan unveiled a new pension plan Tuesday aimed at lowering the state's heavy retirement system debt by scaling back benefits to public employees, taking more from their paychecks and raising their retirement age....Tags: Employees, Pension and Welfare, Education, Teachers, Tom Cross
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Elmhurst still tallying cost of floods
Officials in Elmhurst are tallying the costs the recent devastating flood, and planning to provide an update to residents on recovery efforts at the next City Council meeting. Assistant City Manager Mike Kopp said Tuesday an estimate of the total cost...
Tags: FEMA, Natural Disasters, Science and Technology, Relief and Aid Organizations, Floods
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Slot machines on the brain for those at Arlington track on opening day
About a hundred people peered out from the stands on opening day at Arlington International Racecourse Friday afternoon -- the festive atmosphere coming at a time when the park continues its battle to get slot machines, a change it calls crucial for its...
Tags: Lobbying, Illinois Governor, Illinois General Assembly, Lifestyle and Leisure, Executive Branch
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Rep. Paul Ryan warns governors on Obama health care plan
Clout StreetThe chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee said Monday he has been warning governors not to count on high federal reimbursement rates for expanding Medicaid coverage to low-income families under President Barack Obama’s health-care reform. U....Tags: Elections, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Republican Party, Illinois Governor
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Quinn appoints 2 board members to Chicago State University
Tribune reporterIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn appointed two new members to a previously half-vacant Chicago State University Board of Trustees on Monday. With four of the eight seats open since the end of March, the newly appointed members will replace former Vice Chairwoman...Tags: Education, Chicago State University, Colleges and Universities, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Michigan Avenue
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Ryan cites flaws in health care reform
The chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee said Monday he has been warning governors not to count on high federal reimbursement rates for expanding Medicaid coverage to low-income families under President Barack Obama's health care reform. Rep....
Tags: Elections, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Illinois Governor, Republican Party
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