July 1, 2013
A Fractious, And Fractured, Term At The Supreme Court From the National Law Journal It was a U.S. Supreme Court term for the history books, with a final week that will be remembered for its powerful —...
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Illinois Lottery Has $200 Million In Bookkeeping Errors: State Auditor From the Chicago Sun-Times The Illinois Lottery has "material weaknesses" in its internal financial controls — weaknesses that led...
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New Chief U.S. Judge Criticizes Budget Constraints From the Associated Press The new chief judge for the federal court system in northern Illinois says lawmakers in Washington, D.C. have created "a...
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Quinn Rejects Pension Panel's Invite From the Associated Press Gov. Pat Quinn says he won't testify before a bipartisan pension panel Monday in Springfield. The Chicago Democrat told reporters Sunday...
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Courthouse Rally Calls For Public Official Drug Testing; Leader Says Justice Should Be Blind, Not ‘High Or Drunk’ From the Madison County Record A group demanding that local elected and appointed...
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Analysis: Concealed-carry, Pension Defeats Show Quinn Shooting Blanks From the Chicago Sun-Times Hoarse and unusually agitated, Gov. Pat Quinn went before cameras Tuesday to explain his resounding...
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Quinn Suspends Lawmakers’ Pay — Wins Political Points, Risks Court Fight From the Chicago Sun-Times Gov. Pat Quinn tried to bounce back off the ropes Wednesday, boldly denying state lawmakers their...
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Abortion-notice Law Gets Illinois High Court Approval From the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin The Illinois Supreme Court today upheld a law requiring doctors to notify a parent when a daughter under age 18...
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Feds Weigh Charging Zimmerman in Killing From the Wall Street Journal The Justice Department said Sunday it would weigh whether to file federal criminal charges against George Zimmerman after his...
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AG Lisa Madigan To Run For Re-election, Not Governor From the Chicago Tribune Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Monday announced she would seek a fourth term in office, ending months of speculation...
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Blagojevich's Sweeping Appeal Lashes Out At Judge From the Chicago Tribune In what may have been the most stunning moment of Rod Blagojevich's two criminal trials, a federal prosecutor began...
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Coroner: DuPage Seeing Heroin Deaths At Record Pace From the Chicago Daily Herald DuPage County is averaging nearly one heroin overdose death per day this month, putting it on pace for a record-setting...
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Municipalities Rush To Pass Assault Weapons Limits Before Friday's Deadline From the Chicago Tribune At least 12 Illinois communities have rushed to ban or restrict assault weapons before a Friday...
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Illinois' Concealed-carry Law Has Companies Asking Questions From the Belleville News-Democrat Illinois' new concealed-carry gun law has business owners asking questions about how it affects their...
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Quebec Train Derailment Lawsuit Targets Chicago-area Businessman, Firm From the Chicago Tribune The estate of a Quebec man killed this month in a train derailment in that Canadian province filed a...
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Detroit Bankruptcy Fight Begins In Federal Court From the Chicago Tribune A showdown over the biggest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history begins in a federal court this morning as creditors...
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Obama Touts Economic Goals During Knox College Speech From the Peoria Journal-Star President Barack Obama sounded a clarion call for a host of changes designed to bolster the middle class during a...
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Topinka: ‘I’m Not Paying Any Legislators’ From the Chicago Sun-Times Republican state Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka said that her office will not pay lawmakers’ paychecks following a legal review of a...
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Illinois Businesses Face A Loaded Issue Over Concealed Carry Law From the Chicago Tribune You could miss it walking by. A small red circle with a line crossing over an image of a gun and a knife,...
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CAS: New Healthcare Laws May Impact Medical Liability Rates From Property Casualty 360 The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (PPAC) may pose a catch-22 to medical professionals hoping...
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