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Local Voices: Highland Park and Deerfield
Letters to the editor from Highland Park and Deerfield residents and officials. Medical marijuana On April 17, the Illinois House of Representatives passed HB-001, often referred to as "medical marijuana" legislation, by a vote of 61-57. The...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Health Treatments, U.S. Senate, National Rifle Association of America, Local Government
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Pension legislation forum draws crowd in Orland Park
More than 200 employees from south suburban school districts filled a gym at Century Junior High School in Orland Park Monday to hear lawmakers and experts discuss the latest developments in public pension reform and to learn how it might affect them....
Tags: Career and Workplace, Springfield, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Justice System
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State senators may take a stand on Turkey's treatment of Orthodox
Springfield is a long way from Istanbul — 5,660 miles, in fact — but Illinois state senators are considering a resolution that would criticize Turkey's treatment of the Eastern Orthodox religious hierarchy. Even though a majority of senators...Tags: Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Belief and Faith, Christianity, Springfield
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Senate passes pension bill, setting up showdown with House
The Illinois Senate pushed through its version of a pension reform proposal Thursday, setting up a potential stalemate with the House just three weeks before lawmakers are scheduled to go home for the summer. As Senate President John Cullerton hailed...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Parties and Movements, Politics, Pension and Welfare, Democratic Party
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Where pension legislation stands
The Illinois General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn for the summer in three weeks, with plenty left to do, especially on the subject that Gov. Pat Quinn has deemed the No. 1 priority: a rescue of the state's underfunded public pension system....
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Career and Workplace, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Pension and Welfare
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Knock yourselves out, Senators
If a good plan for relieving Illinois' pension crisis has momentum, why not offer an inferior proposal that wouldn't do as much good? To that end, Senate President John Cullerton on Monday unveiled another insufficient pension reform bill, this one with...
Tags: Elaine Nekritz, Abusive Behavior, Springfield, Health Insurance, Justice System
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Rival pension measures could force showdown in Springfield
— Senate President John Cullerton on Monday rolled out his latest proposal aimed at fixing the state's heavily indebted pension system, striking a deal with unions just days after House Speaker Michael Madigan pushed through a plan that's tougher on...
Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace, Parties and Movements, Heather Steans, Linda Holmes
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Illinois Senate passes pension bill, sets up showdown with House
SPRINGFIELD — Senate President John Cullerton today sent his version of pension reform to the House, setting up a high-profile clash with the rival plan Speaker Michael Madigan already pushed through the House. The showdown puts more than 700,...
Tags: Lemont, Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work, Public Employees, Education
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Illinois Senate passes union-backed pension reform bill
ReutersSPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois Senate on Thursday passed a labor union-backed bill to reduce the state's nearly $100 billion unfunded public pension liability, giving lawmakers dealing with America's worst-funded state retirement system...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Career and Workplace, Education, Justice System, Pension and Welfare
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Cullerton, Madigan appear headed for pension showdown
The pension deal cut by Senate President John Cullerton and state employee unions moved a step closer Wednesday to a collision course with a proposal backed by House Speaker Michael Madigan. Cullerton's Democratic majority delivered a 10-5, party-line...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Groundhog Day, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Illinois Governor
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Madigan pension plan easily passes House panel
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD—House Speaker Michael Madigan easily won committee approval today of his new pension plan that aims to lower the state's heavy retirement system debt by scaling back benefits to public employees, taking more from their paychecks and...Tags: Tom Cross, Elaine Nekritz, Career and Workplace, Education, Northbrook
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Madigan offers broader package of pension changes
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD—House Speaker Michael Madigan unveiled a new pension plan Tuesday aimed at lowering the state's heavy retirement system debt by scaling back benefits to public employees, taking more from their paychecks and raising their retirement age....Tags: Elaine Nekritz, Tom Cross, Career and Workplace, Education, Northbrook
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