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Lawmakers may punt on pensions
State lawmakers return to the Capitol on Wednesday to consider fixes to Illinois' financially woeful government worker pension system, but the heaviest lifting they're likely to do is to vote to form a committee to seek an elusive compromise. Lacking...
Tags: John J Cullerton, Michael Madigan, Lawyers, Lisa Madigan, Personal Income
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Don't count Cullerton out
"You must be one of those (expletives) from Room 6." I don't remember the first 10 words my now-wife spoke to me back then, much less the exact first words of old friends. Except, that is, for Illinois Senate President John J. Cullerton, D-Chicago....
Tags: John J Cullerton, Executive Branch, Government, Education, Michael Madigan
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Latest Poll: GOP's Tom Foley Leads Gov. Malloy By 43 Percent to 40 Percent
The Hartford CourantRepublican gubernatorial challenger Tom Foley leads incumbent Gov. Dannel P. Malloy by 43 percent to 40 percent in the latest Quinnipiac Poll released on Wednesday morning as the two rivals prepare for a rematch. Foley, a Greenwich millionaire and...Tags: Regional Authority, M. Jodi Rell, Tom Foley, Polls, Dannel P. Malloy
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Is medication purchased online safe?
Premium Health News ServiceSource: U.S. Food and Drug Administration http://www.whatdoctorsknow.com When it comes to buying prescription medicines online, it's better to be safe than sorry. BeSafeRx: Know Your Online Pharmacy, a new public education campaign by the U.S. Food and...Tags: Consumers, Personal Data Collection, Health Insurance, Health and Personal Care, Health and Medical Professionals
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UK food producers, grocers sign up to healthy label scheme
ReutersLONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Britain's major food manufacturers and retailers have agreed to follow the same system of nutritional labelling as part of a government initiative to tackle obesity and poor diet and ease the financial burden on health...Tags: Tesco plc, Marketing, Government, Consumers, Walmart
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Pro and con: Is it time for politicians to get out of the pension business?
In advance of the special legislative session in Springfield on Wednesday to take another stab at pension reform, I initiated an email dialogue with Anders Lindall, spokesman for the local chapter of the American Federation of State, County and...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Justice System, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Retirement
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Oak Lawn cancels pensions for part-time officeholders
The part-time job of Oak Lawn Village Board member no longer comes with pension benefits. Board members last week voted to get rid pensions for elected officials, including the Village Board and mayor. The move, backed by newly elected Mayor Sandra Bury...
Tags: Government, Oak Lawn, Politics, Elections, Local Government
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Editorials: Lawmakers, check your egos at the door
Lawmakers return to Springfield on Wednesday to address pension reform, but they're already planning a return engagement for July. Because you just can't beat Springfield in July. If the members agree to the idea, Democratic and Republican leaders of...
Tags: Government, Executive Branch, John J Cullerton, Michael Madigan, Retirement
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Voice of the People, Jun. 19
What would Abe do? Even in the time of Abraham Lincoln you needed moral integrity plus either political capital or political savvy to get anything meaningful accomplished. Lincoln had the moral integrity and political savvy; today's politicians are...Tags: Michael Madigan, Barack Obama, Park Forest, Elections, Chicago Tribune
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Letters to the editor: TV English, price hikes, property rights
Learn TV English Sen. Marco Rubio wants immigrants to speak English in order to qualify for a "green card." So do I. I am a proud West Virginia-born-and-raised American. After marrying a Venezuelan, I wanted to move to Venezuela, and we did for a...Tags: Government, Justice System, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, George Zimmerman
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State retirees aren't the bad guys
You've gone from labeling legislators voting against your preferred, more-Draconian Michael Madigan pension bill as cowards (Editorial, "The do-nothing caucus," May 6) to calling them out by name as “obstructionists” (Parts 1-4, June 15-18). I...Tags: Michael Madigan, Politics, Voting, Elections, Economy, Business and Finance
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Valley Police Beat: Eighteen immigrants illegally in country sentenced
CALEXICO/EL CENTRO/INDIO — Eighteen people who illegally entered the country and were arrested by Border Patrol have been convicted and sentenced. All of the people had prior convictions for other crimes and were all apprehended near Calexico,...Tags: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Trials, Politics, Punishment, Personal Weapon Control
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