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    Jun 20, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Tollway contracts near $180 million

    Flush with cash, the Illinois Tollway on Wednesday endorsed spending nearly $180 million for the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway and other projects — the largest single-day round of construction contracts ever awarded by the agency. Most of the...

    Tags: Illinois Elections, Credit Ratings, Hoffman Estates, Politics, Travel

    2. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. State lawmakers finally respond to pension alarm

    — A fire alarm blared throughout the Capitol on Wednesday as state lawmakers gathered to take a first but small step toward resolving Illinois' massive government worker pension crisis.
    — A fire alarm blared throughout the Capitol on Wednesday as state lawmakers gathered to take a first but small step toward resolving Illinois' massive government worker pension crisis. The symbolism of legislators rushing toward the exits in...

    Tags: Employees, Credit Ratings, Elaine Nekritz, Politics, Pension and Welfare

    3. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. State lawmakers set up committee to tackle pension reform

    SPRINGFIELD --- The General Assembly is in special session today to form a conference committee of lawmakers who will try to come up with a way to break a stalemate on government worker pension reform.
    Clout Street
    SPRINGFIELD --- The General Assembly is in special session today to form a conference committee of lawmakers who will try to come up with a way to break a stalemate on government worker pension reform. The Senate got the ball rolling by voting 45-11 not...

    Tags: Elaine Nekritz, Politics, Executive Branch, Pension and Welfare, Justice System

    4. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. 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.
    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: Lisa Madigan, Illinois Supreme Court, Justice System, Lawyers, Democratic Party

    5. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Don't count Cullerton out

    "You must be one of those (expletives) from Room 6."
    "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: Education, Politics, Pension and Welfare, Executive Branch, Wheaton

    6. Jun 18, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. Pension reform: It's not looking pretty

    As Illinois daily sinks ever deeper into the financial cesspool, 35 states are considering cutting taxes, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
    As Illinois daily sinks ever deeper into the financial cesspool, 35 states are considering cutting taxes, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Indiana cut its personal income tax 5 percent over two years and, with a variety of...

    Tags: Employees, Personal Income, Politics, Executive Branch, Pension and Welfare

    7. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. Buffalo Grove delays assault weapons ban discussion

    With one dissenting vote, the Buffalo Grove Village Board voted Monday night to defer a discussion and vote on an assault-weapons ban.
    With one dissenting vote, the Buffalo Grove Village Board voted Monday night to defer a discussion and vote on an assault-weapons ban. A standing-room-only crowd of more than 60 residents waited more than an hour for the board to reach the agenda item...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cook County Government, U.S. Congress, Politics, Assault

    8. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Editorial: The obstructionists, Part 4

    Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley, who's exploring a run for governor, took a stab at Illinois' pension stalemate Monday. He had some good ideas for how Gov. Pat Quinn could force the issue — starting with a promise to veto any faux pension reform that doesn't get the job done.
    Former White House chief of staff Bill Daley, who's exploring a run for governor, took a stab at Illinois' pension stalemate Monday. He had some good ideas for how Gov. Pat Quinn could force the issue — starting with a promise to veto any faux...

    Tags: Naomi D. Jakobsson, Bill Daley, Lisa Madigan, Robert W. Pritchard, Sandra M. Pihos

    9. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Campaign politics injected into pension debate

    Democratic governor candidate Bill Daley injected campaign politics into the simmering policy debate on public pension reform, chastising Gov. Pat Quinn for a lack of leadership and potential candidate Attorney General Lisa Madigan for remaining mum on the issue.
    Democratic governor candidate Bill Daley injected campaign politics into the simmering policy debate on public pension reform, chastising Gov. Pat Quinn for a lack of leadership and potential candidate Attorney General Lisa Madigan for remaining mum on...

    Tags: Bill Daley, Retirement, Entertainment, Politics, Lisa Madigan

    10. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Northbrook officials urged to pas gun ban

    Northbrook trustees have been asked to provide free gun locks for residents and to pass an ordinance banning assault weapons.
    Northbrook trustees have been asked to provide free gun locks for residents and to pass an ordinance banning assault weapons. Resident Johannah Hebl, who has been advocating for local gun control since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in...

    Tags: Brandon W. Phelps, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Politics, Assault, Executive Branch

    11. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Chicago aldermen hear arguments on plastic bag ban

    Environmentalists came to City Hall on Tuesday to support a proposal to ban plastic bags at Chicago stores, a move retailers say will hurt businesses unless they charge shoppers up to 10 cents for each paper bag that's used instead.
    Clout Street
    Environmentalists came to City Hall on Tuesday to support a proposal to ban plastic bags at Chicago stores, a move retailers say will hurt businesses unless they charge shoppers up to 10 cents for each paper bag that's used instead. Mayor Rahm Emanuel,...

    Tags: George A. Cardenas, Grayslake, Business, Proco Joe Moreno, Chicago City Hall

    12. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. 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: Illinois Elections, Personal Income, Politics, Chicago Tribune, Pension and Welfare

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