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They cannot stand Pat. But right's move to oust state GOP chair doomed to backfire
Change of SubjectHere's guessing that when the state's top Democrats gather these days, they're superstitiously avoiding mention of the coup attempt brewing in the Illinois GOP. Goodness knows they don't want to jinx it. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee has... -
Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage
Tribune reporterWASHINGTON — Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk reversed course Tuesday and announced his support for gay marriage, entering a contentious national debate and providing potential political cover for Illinois House GOP members who may soon vote on the...Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Thomas R. Carper, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Steven Spielberg
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Reid: Background checks will be in Senate gun bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are taking an aggressive stance in their drive to curb firearms, announcing that the gun control legislation the Senate debates next month will include expanded federal background checks for gun purchasers. Senate...
Tags: Interior Policy, Republican Party, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Michael Bloomberg, Personal Weapon Control
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Obama: 'Shame on us' if Congress forgets Newtown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on tightened gun laws, though some lawmakers in his own Democratic Party remain a tough...
Tags: Peter Brown, Interior Policy, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Mary L. Landrieu
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Illinois GOP didn't have votes to oust chairman who supported gay marriage
CHICAGO (AP) — A member of the Illinois Republican Party's central committee says a meeting was canceled partly because there weren't enough votes to fire party chairman Pat Brady. Some committeemen wanted to oust Brady, largely because he...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Elections, Gays and Lesbians, Republican Party, Dave Syverson
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Proposed law would 'make you pay' for buying guns for others
Tribune reporterIt’s been nearly three years since Chicago police Officer Thomas Wortham IV was shot and killed with a gun purchased in Mississippi by a straw purchaser -- a person who buys guns for those who aren't allowed to. But on Friday, his sister Sandra...Tags: Garry McCarthy, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Prisons
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Durbin telling top Democrats he'll seek re-election in 2014
Clout StreetDick Durbin, Illinois’ senior U.S. senator and the No. 2 Democrat in the chamber, is telling top Democrats he will seek a fourth term in 2014, sources familiar with his decision said Friday. Durbin’s re-election bid alleviates any concerns...Tags: Garry McCarthy, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Political Fundraising, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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Illinois Republican chairman under fire for pro-gay marriage stance
Clout StreetIllinois Republican Party leaders are scheduled to gather behind closed doors Saturday to discuss the fate of state GOP Chairman Pat Brady following his endorsement of same-sex marriage. But it’s unclear whether the Republican State Central...Tags: Marriage, Tom Cross, Political Fundraising, Sugar Grove, Republican Party
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Roosevelt students lead campaign against armed police in Chicago schools
For RedEyeRoosevelt University students and faculty are leading a letter-writing campaign to urge U.S. Senators Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk to combat violence by pushing for more counselors, not armed police, in Chicago schools. More than 15 Roosevelt students,...Tags: Services and Shopping, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Crime, Law and Justice, Ottawa Senators, Students
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Senate panel votes to toughen gun control
WASHINGTON - In Congress' first gun votes since the Newtown, Conn., nightmare, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to toughen federal penalties against illegal firearms purchases, even as senators signaled that a deep partisan divide remained...Tags: Interior Policy, Republican Party, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Weaponry, Personal Weapon Control
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Move to oust state GOP chair doomed to backfire
Here's guessing that when the state's top Democrats gather these days, they're superstitiously avoiding mention of the coup attempt brewing in the Illinois GOP. Goodness knows they don't want to jinx it. The Illinois Republican State Central Committee...
Tags: Marriage, Chicago Sun-Times, Tom Cross, Tinley Park, Laura Bush
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Questions unanswered about treasurer's probe of Robin Kelly
After Robin Kelly lost a 2010 bid for state treasurer, the office's chief investigator alleged she violated ethics laws by improperly reporting time off from her taxpayer-funded job as chief of staff to then-Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, the Tribune has...
Tags: Ethics, Toni Preckwinkle, Career and Workplace, Laws, U.S. Senate
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Feb 28, 2013
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Feb 20, 2013
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