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Newtown parents join call to ban high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois
The grieving mother of a 6-year-old killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School joined Illinois Democrats on Sunday in calling for a statewide ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines. Nicole Hockley choked up when discussing the December...
Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, National Rifle Association of America, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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EDITORIAL: Revise map law to bring about change in Illinois
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.A few months ago, former Illinois Gov. Jim Thompson admonished a group of business people for complaining about state government, but doing nothing about it. Here's an excerpt from that speech, which should apply to all Illinois citizens: "The point is,...Tags: Values, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Ethics, Illinois Governor
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Illinois concealed carry bill stalls
— The push to pass a more restrictive concealed carry measure stalled late last week as support began to drop off before a key vote in the Illinois Senate. The legislation represents the latest attempt to address a federal appeals court order...
Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, National Rifle Association of America, Brandon W. Phelps, Crime, Law and Justice
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Cullerton, Madigan square off with competing pension reform plans
— As Illinois lawmakers weigh a pair of competing pension reform plans this spring, a big factor they're considering is how much each approach would save the beleaguered state treasury. Illinois already spends more on government worker...
Tags: Interior Policy, Crime, Law and Justice, Heather Steans, Justice System, Career and Workplace
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Senate committee advances bill requiring 'proper reason' for carrying a gun
Belleville News-DemocratA concealed-carry bill that requires a person to have "a proper reason" in order to carry a gun in public won approval Thursday in an Illinois Senate committee. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Kwame Raoul, D-Chicago, passed 10-4-1 in the Senate Executive...Tags: Brandon W. Phelps, Illinois General Assembly, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Jerry Costello
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DePaul arena part of Emanuel's $300 million in projects
Beginning the second half of his term this week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved to shift the civic conversation away from questions of crime and school closings toward a roster of publicly funded tourism projects, including a DePaul basketball arena at...
Tags: Gun Control, Navy Pier, DePaul Blue Demons , Personal Weapon Control, Finance
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Madigan says universities, community colleges willing to share pension costs
— House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday announced that he has struck a preliminary deal with the state's universities and community colleges that will require them to slowly pick up the cost of teacher pensions over several years even as tuition...
Tags: Champaign (Champaign, Illinois), Interior Policy, Southern Illinois University, Northbrook, Finance
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Concealed carry rules for Illinois emerge but face uncertain fate
— A measure spelling out who can carry concealed handguns and where they can carry them emerged Thursday after months of contentious negotiations, a system with one set of rules for violence-plagued Chicago and another for the rest of Illinois....
Tags: Gun Control, National Rifle Association of America, Matt Murphy, Brandon W. Phelps, Laws
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Concealed-carry legislation emerges in Springfield
Clout StreetSPRINGFIELD — A bill that would set up the rules to allow concealed weapons to be carried in Illinois has started moving through the state senate. The measure would require a gun owner to get a special endorsement from the Chicago police in...Tags: Tim Bivins, Gun Control, Firearms, Interior Policy, Springfield
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Local Voices: Highland Park and Deerfield
Letters to the editor from Highland Park and Deerfield residents and officials. Medical marijuana On April 17, the Illinois House of Representatives passed HB-001, often referred to as "medical marijuana" legislation, by a vote of 61-57. The...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Local Government, U.S. Senate, Economy, Business and Finance, Illinois General Assembly
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Pension legislation forum draws crowd in Orland Park
More than 200 employees from south suburban school districts filled a gym at Century Junior High School in Orland Park Monday to hear lawmakers and experts discuss the latest developments in public pension reform and to learn how it might affect them....
Tags: Interior Policy, Evergreen Park, Justice System, Labor Legislation, Crime, Law and Justice
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State senators may take a stand on Turkey's treatment of Orthodox
Springfield is a long way from Istanbul — 5,660 miles, in fact — but Illinois state senators are considering a resolution that would criticize Turkey's treatment of the Eastern Orthodox religious hierarchy. Even though a majority of senators...
Tags: Francis I, Christianity, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Chicago City Council
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