DailyHerald.com > Illinois News Copyright 2013 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/news/region/ en-us Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:02:18 -0500 Illinois, Indiana to join for summit on guns http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109834/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109834/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:42:49 -0500 Hoping to address the flow of guns across state lines, Cook County Sherriff Tom Dart plans to host a gun summit in Indiana later this week, his spokesman told The Associated Press on Sunday. The event will be held Friday in Gary. Those invited include Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, Gary Police Chief Wade Ingram and Lake County (Ind.) Sheriff John Buncich. Durbin proposing fix for veteran tuition costs http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109895/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109895/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 08:47:49 -0500 U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says veterans attending public colleges shouldn't be burdened with out-of-state tuition and fees. The Democratic senator is working with lawmakers to fix an unintended consequence of the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill. http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109903/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130210/news/702109903/ Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:01:26 -0500 Before being elected to the state Senate, Democrat Dan Kotowski of Park Ridge was a visible player in the emotional debate over guns in Illinois. Kotowski worked for six years as the executive director for the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, making him one of the state's top gun control lobbyists. Now, as both sides are set to clash on the issue in 2013, Kotowski could have a key... Report: High-speed rail would help 460 Midwest businesses http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099835/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099835/ Sat, 9 Feb 2013 21:06:52 -0500 Hundreds of Midwest manufacturers stand to benefit from a web of high-speed passenger rail routes emerging from Chicago's rail hub, according to a report released by an environmental policy group that has fought to defend the use of billions in taxpayer money on such projects. Notable deaths of the week: Historic women http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099837/ http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20130209/news/702099837/ Sat, 9 Feb 2013 20:35:03 -0500 Ex-Illinois Congresswoman Cardiss Collins:Cardiss Collins, the first African-American woman to represent Illinois in Congress, died of complications from pneumonia at a Virginia hospital, according to a family friend.