April 1, 2013
Budget Cuts Start To Hurt Courts From the Legal Times The effects of this month's steep federal budget cuts are becoming clearer in court districts across the country, with judges, clerks and legal...
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Justices To Take Up Forum-shopping Case From the National Law Journal The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to resolve whether federal courts must enforce agreements between businesses on where to...
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Illinoisans Working Longer To Pay Taxes From Crain's Chicago Business April 15 may be the filing deadline, but Illinois residents will work until April 25 to pay all their taxes, a taxation think tank...
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Business, Advocacy Groups Split On Quinn Tax Plan From the Associated Press Gov. Pat Quinn's proposal to end three so-called loopholes in corporate taxes got its first blast of public input Wednesday,...
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As Courthouse Vote Nears, Concerns Linger Over Referendum From the Quad Cities Online With a vote just days away, Rock Island County officials on Thursday tried to address lingering concerns over a...
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Quinn Signs Bill Restricting Union Membership From the Associated Press Thousands of state employees that have recently gained union membership could be stripped of it under a law signed Friday by...
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Lisa Madigan Posts Big Fundraising Surge, Widens Lead Over Quinn From the Chicago Sun-Times Attorney General Lisa Madigan's huge fundraising lead over her potential 2014 gubernatorial rival, Gov. Pat...
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Majority Of Illinoisans Back Gun-control Proposals: Poll From the Chicago Sun-Times A new poll shows widespread support among Illinois voters across the political spectrum for the gun-control proposals...
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Gambling Expansion Showdown At Capitol From the Chicago Tribune A Wednesday hearing aimed at coming up with a new casino expansion bill erupted into a shoutfest between a key senator and the chairman...
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Illinois House Wants Voters To Abolish Lieutenant Governor Job From the Chicago Tribune The Illinois House today approved a measure that would ask voters whether to eliminate the job of lieutenant...
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Cook County Courthouse Electronics Ban Starts Monday From the Chicago Tribune A crackdown on cellphones and other electronics in Cook County criminal courthouses begins Monday at the busiest criminal...
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Quinn, Madigan See Chance For Strict Concealed Carry Limits In Illinois From the Chicago Tribune Gov. Pat Quinn and Attorney General Lisa Madigan both suggested Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court's...
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Doctors Ask For Medical Marijuana Legalization From the Associated Press Nearly 250 Illinois physicians put their names behind a proposal Tuesday that would legalize marijuana for patients with serious...
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Illinois Test Vote On Concealed Carry Fails From the Chicago Tribune The Illinois House overwhelmingly rejected a concealed carry measure Wednesday in an emotional test vote on the controversial gun...
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Madigan Leading Quinn, GOP Undecided In Race For Governor From Crain's Chicago Business As decision time nears for potential candidates for governor, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan holds a big...
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Medicaid Proposal Prompts Worries About Backlog Of Unpaid Bills From the Peoria Journal-Star The federal government would fully fund the first three years of a proposed expansion of Medicaid...
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State’s Bill Backlog Could Grow If Medicaid Expands From the Associated Press An expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could increase Illinois' existing backlog of...
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Illinois Nets Almost $6 Billion More In Taxes In 2012 From the Chicago Daily Herald Illinois collected nearly $6 billion more in taxes and fees in 2012 than in the year before. That's the greatest...
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Madison Judge Callis A Potential Candidate For 13th Congressional District From the Champaign News-Gazette Al Klein, the head of the Champaign County Democratic Party, was not his usual glib self the...
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Quinn: Trying To Lure Illinois Jobs Is 'Showboating' From the Associated Press Gov. Pat Quinn says any governors trying to poach Illinois companies are all just "showboating." At least five governors...
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