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Letters: America's tragedy
Re "'Evil visited this community,'" Dec. 15 I've been a school principal for 34 years and am obligated to provide a safe and secure environment. Educators and mental health professionals know that people just don't "snap." There usually are warning...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Behavioral Conditions, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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The irony of Rahm Emanuel's ballot foibles
Opinion L.A.Rahm Emanuel's on-again, off-again campaign for mayor of Chicago was back on Tuesday after the Illinois Supreme Court ordered his name to stay on the ballot at least until it has finished hearing his appeal. The order came a day...... -
Judicial hopefuls rely on political consultants
This story was reported in collaboration with Medill Watchdog, a project at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, and WGN-TV, with producer Marsha Bartel and reporter Mark Suppelsa contributing. Medill Watchdog can be found at...
Tags: Lawyers, Primaries, Crime, Law and Justice, Political Fundraising, Judges
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Borizov trial seen as successful test of cameras in state courtrooms
Their deliberations completed, the jurors marched into the courtroom, and the judge asked if they had reached a verdict. The foreman said they had. Soon the clerk read from the signed verdict forms: "We, the jury, find Johnny Borizov guilty of first-...
Tags: Prosecution, Lawyers, Murder, Darien (DuPage, Illinois), Arts and Culture
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Plans for historic site in Shiloh close to fruition
Belleville News-DemocratA historic site in Shiloh once known as a "refuge of righteousness" for those fleeing political oppression may soon receive $225,000 in upgrades as St. Clair County officials prepare to make the Shiloh site into a park. Plans are under way to turn...Tags: Shiloh (Camden, North Carolina), Shiloh (Buncombe, North Carolina), Shiloh (Rutherford, North Carolina), Slavery, Farms
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Strengthen the inspector general
By now, Mayor Rahm Emanuel must be tired of being reminded of his unfulfilled promise to empower the city's inspector general. Cover your eyes, Mayor, because here we go again. Among the pledges contained in Emanuel's responses to a Tribune survey of...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Chicago City Hall, Local Government
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Knock yourselves out, Senators
If a good plan for relieving Illinois' pension crisis has momentum, why not offer an inferior proposal that wouldn't do as much good? To that end, Senate President John Cullerton on Monday unveiled another insufficient pension reform bill, this one with...
Tags: Personal Income, Health Insurance, Labor Legislation, John J Cullerton, Elaine Nekritz
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Emanuel doubles down as year 2 ends
Surrounded by kids as he accepted money from a soft-drink company for nutrition and exercise classes, Rahm Emanuel was asked if it might make more sense for children's health to take a harder line on the sale of sugary drinks. "I'm here about making...
Tags: Scott Waguespack, Economy, Garry McCarthy, Chicago Transit Authority, Murder
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Additions to building's rooftop cause static
Q: Our condominium unit faces the roof of an adjacent condominium building that leases a portion of its roof for cellphone equipment and antennas. It seems every time I look out my window, new equipment is added without any notice to surrounding...
Tags: Condos, Economy, Business and Finance, Rentals, Finance, Rental Service
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Ill. chief justice: Follow FOID law on mental health issues
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, citing “gun-related tragedies” and the state’s debate over concealed carry, emphasized in a memo to judges throughout Illinois this week that the state must be notified...Tags: Pat Quinn, Park Ridge, Kwame Raoul, Health, Personal Weapon Control
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Illinois Senate passes pension bill, sets up showdown with House
SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton today sent his version of pension reform to the House, setting up a high-profile clash with the rival plan Speaker Michael Madigan already pushed through the House. The showdown puts more than 700,...
Tags: Pat Quinn, John J Cullerton, Labor Legislation, Public Employees, Education
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State chief justice: Follow law on mental health reporting
— The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, citing "gun-related tragedies" and the state's debate over concealed carry, emphasized in a memo to judges throughout Illinois this week that the state must be notified when they determine a...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Kwame Raoul, Health, Personal Weapon Control, Behavioral Conditions
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