Articles filed under Politics
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Quinn ready for Springfield ‘showdown’ on concealed carryJul 08, 2013 4:03 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn predicted a “showdown” in Springfield over his proposed changes to a concealed carry bill, but there was little indication from lawmakers and legislative ...
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Quinn signs laws aimed at fighting gang crimeJul 08, 2013 3:46 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed two laws aimed at combating gang-related crime. One requires school officials, such as principals, to report illegal weapons and gang activity ...
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Fortner: Don’t count some raises toward pensionsJul 08, 2013 12:58 pm - SPRINGFIELD — State Rep. Mike Fortner told a panel of lawmakers Monday that end-of-career pay raises given to increase workers’ pensions shouldn’t count toward their ret...
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Texas Gov. Perry won't seek re-election in 2014Jul 08, 2013 9:00 am - SAN ANTONIO — Rick Perry, the longest-serving governor in Texas history who famously muttered "oops" after forgetting during a 2011 presidential debate the third of thre...
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Protect SNAP to keep kids fedJul 08, 2013 5:00 am - As chefs and restaurateurs, our lives revolve around food. Yet in the United States, 16 million kids struggle with hunger and more than 680,000 of those kids are from Il...
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How to reach young ‘invinicibles’?Jul 05, 2013 9:46 pm - MIAMI — Dan Lopez rarely gets sick and hasn’t been to a doctor in 10 years, so buying health insurance feels like a waste of money. Even after the federal health overhau...
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Nicaragua, Venezuela offer asylum to SnowdenJul 05, 2013 7:00 pm - MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Presidents Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua and Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela said Friday they were willing to grant asylum to NSA leaker Edward Snowden. Sn...
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Mell regrets helping Blagojevich rise to powerJul 05, 2013 3:26 pm - Retiring Chicago Alderman Dick Mell reflected Friday on his decades as a player in the city’s old-school machine politics and said one of his only regrets is aiding the ...
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Wisconsin governor signs abortion bill requiring ultrasoundJul 05, 2013 2:41 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker quietly signed a contentious Republican bill Friday that would require women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound and ban doctors...
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Quinn: Guns in bars ‘a prescription for violence’Jul 05, 2013 2:41 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn went to the center of one of Illinois’ most popular entertainment districts Friday to try to sway lawmakers to support his changes to legislation allowing...