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Edward Derwinski dies at 85; first VA secretary
Edward Derwinski, who represented Chicago's south side and adjoining suburbs in Congress for nearly a quarter-century before becoming the nation's first secretary of Veterans Affairs, died Sunday of cancer at a nursing home in Oak Brook, Ill., his...Tags: Politics, American Legion, Veterans Affairs, U.S. Army, U.S. Senate
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Lawmakers OK $1-a-pack cigarette tax hike
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers on Tuesday gave final approval to a plan to raise taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products to stave off deeper cuts to the state's health care program for the poor. The $1-a-pack increase will more than double...
Tags: Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Medicaid, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare
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Public pensions deal in the works
Chicago TribuneState government workers, teachers, university employees and lawmakers could see their annual pension increases scaled back but might not have to pay more toward their retirement or work longer under an emerging plan aimed at stabilizing vastly...Tags: Regional Authority, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Democratic Party, Chicago Tribune
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Bill protecting job seekers', employees' social media passwords advances to Gov. Quinn
It is now up to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn to decide whether to sign into law a bill that protects employees and job seekers from having to provide their social media passwords to current or prospective employers. Quinn spokeswoman Brooke Anderson said...
Tags: Regional Authority, Employment Opportunities, La Shawn K. Ford, Jan Schakowsky, Illinois General Assembly
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Police eavesdropping fix passes state House
SPRINGFIELD — In the wake of the NATO summit, the Illinois House approved legislation Tuesday that would allow citizens to record a police officer who is on duty and in a public place. The vote represented a key moment for a bill aimed at fixing...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Politics, Laws, Elaine Nekritz, Judges
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Senate leader wants to legalize online poker
Senate President John Cullerton floated the idea Tuesday of making Illinois an Internet gambling hub, suggesting the state could organize a major online poker game and gain worldwide popularity. The Web-based gambling plan comes with little more than two...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Politics, John J Cullerton, Justice System, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Emanuel makes pension pitch at Capitol
SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday took the rare step of traveling to the Capitol to make a personal pitch for an overhaul of city government worker pensions, saying costs are out of control and the "day of reckoning has arrived." The...
Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Regional Authority, Chicago City Hall, Property Tax, Midway Airport
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Cullerton bill asks corporations to disclose state tax information
Publicly traded corporations whose profits are subject to Illinois income taxes would be required to divulge specific figures from their annual tax bills under legislation advanced by Democratic Senate President John Cullerton on Wednesday. The proposal,...
Tags: Politics, Companies and Corporations, Tax Credits, John J Cullerton, Justice System
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Senate president asks corporations to divulge state tax information
Publicly traded corporations whose profits are subject to Illinois income taxes would be required to divulge specific figures from their annual tax bills under legislation advanced by Democratic Senate President John Cullerton on Wednesday. The proposal,...
Tags: Politics, Companies and Corporations, Tax Credits, John J Cullerton, State Income Tax
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Medicaid crisis
It is welcome news that Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno expressed willingness, in "Managing Medicaid" (Voice of the People, April 29), to work together across the aisle to implement difficult Medicaid cuts. However, Radogno and her...Tags: Politics, U.S. Senate, Pat Quinn, Medicaid, Health Insurance
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Quinn gets bill that would raise insurance costs for retirees
Tribune reportersThe state Senate approved legislation that would require retired state workers to pick up more of the costs of their health insurance. The measure, which passed the House one day earlier, went to the governor on a 31-20 vote, with one lawmaker voting...Tags: Politics, Health Insurance Cost, Pat Quinn, Elections
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Senate approves cuts to retirement perk
SPRINGFIELD — Retired state workers stand to pay more for health insurance that thousands of them now get for little or nothing under legislation the Senate approved Thursday and Gov. Pat Quinn plans to sign. The 31-20 vote represented the first...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace, Justice System
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