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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Editorial: A bizarre blame game played by two senators

    In a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn last week, two Illinois Senate leaders called for the ouster of Julie Hamos, who heads the state's biggest public aid agency.
    In a letter to Gov. Pat Quinn last week, two Illinois Senate leaders called for the ouster of Julie Hamos, who heads the state's biggest public aid agency. Appointed in 2010, Hamos holds one of state government's most complicated, thankless jobs. She...

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Health Insurance, Donne E Trotter, Pat Quinn, Science and Technology

    2. May 23, 2013 |Story| RedEye

  2. Homebrew bill passes Illinois legislature

    An estimated 48,000 homebrewers in Illinois soon could be able to share their beers at competitions and festivals. <a href="http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=630&amp;GAID=12&amp;GA=98&amp;DocTypeID=HB&amp;LegID=70842&amp;SessionID=85" target="_blank">HB 0630</a>, a bill that ammends the state's Liquor Control Act, this week passed both chambers of the state legislature. It now heads to Gov. Pat Quinn for a signature.
    RedEye
    An estimated 48,000 homebrewers in Illinois soon could be able to share their beers at competitions and festivals. HB 0630, a bill that ammends the state's Liquor Control Act, this week passed both chambers of the state legislature. It now heads to Gov....

    Tags: Alcoholic Beverages, Government, Illinois Governor, Arts and Culture, Pat Quinn

    3. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Illinois pension troubles reduce talent pool, school officials say

    Lake Forest High School District 115 Superintendent Michael Simeck said new restrictions on Illinois' pension program may render it more difficult to recruit out-of-state teachers and administrators.
    Lake Forest High School District 115 Superintendent Michael Simeck said new restrictions on Illinois' pension program may render it more difficult to recruit out-of-state teachers and administrators. Simeck said a number of cost-reducing reforms that...

    Tags: Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Lake Forest, Politics, Elections

    4. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Illinois Senate passes pension bill, sets up showdown with House

    SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Senate President John Cullerton today sent his version of pension reform to the House, setting up a high-profile clash with the rival plan Speaker Michael Madigan already pushed through the House.
    SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton today sent his version of pension reform to the House, setting up a high-profile clash with the rival plan Speaker Michael Madigan already pushed through the House.   The showdown puts more than 700,...

    Tags: AFSCME, Illinois Governor, Health and Safety at Work, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace

    5. May 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Lawmakers go along with ComEd rate hikes, override Quinn

    SPRINFFIELD -- Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to block ComEd from hiking rates was rejected by state lawmakers on Wednesday.
    Clout Street
    SPRINFFIELD -- Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to block ComEd from hiking rates was rejected by state lawmakers on Wednesday. The House voted 71-44 to override Quinn's veto of the legislation, the minimum number of votes needed to do so. The vote came a day...

    Tags: Ameren Corporation, Government, Illinois Governor, Justice System, Skokie

    6. May 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Birth control in sex ed classes passes Illinois Senate

    Clout Street
    SPRINGFIELD --- Illinois public schools that teach sex education will be required to provide information about birth control under a measure the Senate sent to Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday. The legislation is a change from current policy, where...

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn, Family Planning, Health and Safety at School, Birth Control

    7. May 12, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Health professionals split over allowing psychologists to prescribe drugs

    Week in and week out for the last five years, Marlin Hoover has boarded a plane for New Mexico, where he sees patients Monday through Wednesday. Then, the psychologist flies home Thursday to treat patients at his southwest suburban office in Tinley Park.
    Week in and week out for the last five years, Marlin Hoover has boarded a plane for New Mexico, where he sees patients Monday through Wednesday. Then, the psychologist flies home Thursday to treat patients at his southwest suburban office in Tinley Park....

    Tags: Psychologists, Psychiatry, Springfield, Chemical Industry, Mental Health

    8. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Lawmakers override Quinn on ComEd veto

    &mdash; Lawmakers on Wednesday rejected Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to block ComEd from raising rates in exchange for promises to digitize the electrical grid.
    — Lawmakers on Wednesday rejected Gov. Pat Quinn's effort to block ComEd from raising rates in exchange for promises to digitize the electrical grid. The House voted 71-44 to override Quinn's veto of the original legislation, which would allow the...

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Skokie, Consumers, Pat Quinn, Tom Cross

    9. May 23, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. CPS OKs massive closings

    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings.
    Months of argument and anguish over Mayor Rahm Emanuel's push for sweeping school closings came to a climax Wednesday as his hand-picked Board of Education voted to shut 49 elementary schools and transfer thousands of children to new classroom settings....

    Tags: Voting, Carrie Austin, Students, Ryerson Incorporated, Rahm Emanuel

    10. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Ill. Senate overrides Quinn veto of smart grid rate hike

    Rejecting Gov. Pat Quinn's plea to not increase power rates to help improve some of the state's electrical grid, the Illinois senate voted to override his veto of a bill that bulks up the revenue Commonwealth Edison will receive as it modernizes the electrical grid.
    Tribune reporters
    Rejecting Gov. Pat Quinn's plea to not increase power rates to help improve some of the state's electrical grid, the Illinois senate voted to override his veto of a bill that bulks up the revenue Commonwealth Edison will receive as it modernizes the...

    Tags: Illinois Governor, Regional Authority, Springfield, Mike Frerichs, John J Cullerton

    11. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Sandy Hook parents help Illinois high-capacity magazine ban

    &mdash; Grieving parents of children killed at a Connecticut elementary school gave haunting testimony about their lost sons Monday as they tried to persuade the Illinois Senate to approve a ban on the sale of high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois.
    — Grieving parents of children killed at a Connecticut elementary school gave haunting testimony about their lost sons Monday as they tried to persuade the Illinois Senate to approve a ban on the sale of high-capacity gun magazines in Illinois....

    Tags: Justice System, National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections

    12. May 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Council debates banning drones from Evanston's skies

    <em>Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a drone! And it's hovering outside my bedroom window!</em>
    Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a drone! And it's hovering outside my bedroom window! That's the nightmare scenario behind a proposal to ban unmanned aerial vehicles in Evanston. Conceived by local activists in the North Shore...

    Tags: Daniel Biss, Elizabeth Tisdahl, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Litigation and Regulation

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