February 5, 2013
Proposal To Double Cost Of Medical Licenses Advances From the Associated Press Illinois officials and the physicians they regulate are at odds over how to fairly cover the costs of a watchdog unit that...
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What Voters Didn't Know About Judge Cynthia Brim From the Chicago Tribune Voters should have known better than to give Cook County Judge Cynthia Brim another six years on the bench in November. It...
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Quinn's Minimum Wage Hike Not All Popular From the Southern Illinoisan Business groups and lawmakers say Gov. Pat Quinn’s bid to boost the minimum wage would bring job creation in Illinois to a...
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State Senator Suggests Econ Classes For Illinois Lawmakers From the Quad Cities Online Would studying economics help politicians make better fiscal decisions? State Sen. Dave Syverson, R-Rockford,...
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State Of Illinois' Record Of Shorting Pensions Goes Back Decades From the Springfield State Journal-Register “Of principle concern to the Commission is the accumulation of large unfunded accrued...
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Illinois Sheriffs: Mental Health Issues To Blame For Mass Shootings, Not Guns From the Bloomington Pantagraph A majority of Illinois sheriffs view dwindling mental health services rather than...
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Illinois Settles On Obamacare Health Insurance Platform From the Chicago Sun-Times The platform 1.2 million uninsured Illinoisans can use under ObamaCare to purchase health insurance has won federal...
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Gay Marriage Vote On Valentine’s Day? From the Arlington Heights Daily Herald The Illinois Senate today once again could debate giving same-sex couples the right to marry, but, as with an attempt a...
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Illinois Senate OKs Doctors' License Fees Increase From the Associated Press The Illinois Senate has approved a measure to raise physicians' licensing fees to $700 to help the state rehire staff that...
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Theis Taps Committee To Vet Potential Circuit Court Picks From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Illinois Supreme Court Justice Mary Jane Theis appointed a committee Friday to screen candidates for...
View ArticleJudicial Retention Process Up For Debate
From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Two proposed constitutional amendments in the Illinois General Assembly seek to change the way judges earn or retain their jobs. One proposal, filed by Rep. Kelly...
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Search For U.S. Attorney Down To Two From the Chicago Sun-Times The search for the next U.S. attorney in Chicago is now focused on two individuals — down from four. Chicago attorneys Zachary Fardon and...
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Battle Lines Drawn In First Illinois House Gun Debate From the Chicago Tribune The Illinois House opened up the spring session's first major debate between gun rights and gun control forces Tuesday,...
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AFSCME Members Meet To Discuss Possible Illinois Strike From the Bloomington Pantagraph Rank-and-file members of the state’s largest employee union packed a conference room in a state office building...
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Retired General Says National Guard Could Help Curb Chicago Violence From the Chicago Tribune To reduce the homicides and shootings plaguing Chicago streets, elected officials should consider calling...
View ArticleThree Proposals Seek To Amend Illinois Constitution’s Judiciary Article
From the Madison County Record Eligibility requirements for judicial candidates and the process in which judges are retained and appointed to the bench would see some major changes under a trio of...
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First Woman On Illinois Supreme Court Dies From the Chicago Daily Herald Justice Mary Ann G. McMorrow, the first woman to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court and its former chief justice, died Saturday...
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Illinois Braces For Looming Federal Cuts From the Chicago Tribune Illinois is bracing for federal spending cuts set to begin Friday that could result in millions of dollars less for everything from...
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Illinois House Gives Preliminary OK To Concealed-Carry Bill From the Belleville News-Democrat The Illinois House of Representatives on Tuesday gave initial approval to the framework of a bill that...
View ArticleHouse GOP Includes Tort Reform In ‘Pro-growth Jobs’ Package
From the Madison County Record Rep. Dwight Kay, R-Glen Carbon, on Monday introduced a package of legislation he believes will help create more jobs and make Illinois more competitive with its...
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