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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. Lacking...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Elections, Illinois Governor, Lisa Madigan, Economy, Business and Finance
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Cook County Forest Preserve District celebrates centennial with several projects
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County plans to celebrate its centennial for the next three years, bringing new and renovated campgrounds and interactive online maps and apps to county residents. The projects, which also include a new logo, updated...
Tags: Cook County Government, Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board of Commissioners, Illinois General Assembly, Cook County Forest Preserve
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Attorney, former McHenry County elected official committed misconduct, regulators say
Regulators have ruled that a lawyer who is also a former McHenry County Board member committed misconduct in connection with accusations he had sex with a legal client and accepted more than $100,000 in loans from her. Robert Bless, who also worked as a...
Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, McHenry, Litigation
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Editorial: We hope Standard & Poor's latest warning brings Mr. Cullerton to his senses
Dear Standard & Poor's, We're back, Stan, appreciative (of you) but disgusted (with our inept politicians). In February, when we addressed the fourth of these occasional letters from the Tribune editorial board to all of you at Standard & Poor's, you...
Tags: Biscuits, Illinois Governor, Credit and Debt, Pension and Welfare, Pat Quinn
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The 'sky port' that made it big
Chicago Tribune reporterMidway is the little airport that could. Despite numerous hurdles, it managed to become the busiest airport in the world, a title it held for at least 15 years. Don't remember the golden age? The little airfield on the city's Southwest Side...Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Entertainment, O'Hare International Airport, Entertainment Events, Health and Safety at School
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Andrew Greeley, priest, scholar, novelist, friend, laid to rest
His final farewell unfolded as if he had choreographed every song and step. With people in the pews belting out the Celtic hymn "Lord of the Dance," the Rev. Andrew Greeley was carried out of Christ the King Roman Catholic Church in Chicago's Beverly...
Tags: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, University of Chicago, Edward M. Burke, Roman Catholicism, Christianity
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Ill. Supreme Court turns away efforts to restore conviction in student threat case
Associated PressST. LOUIS (AP) — A man whose 2007 terroristic threat conviction was overturned says he's putting his life back together now that the Illinois Supreme Court's refusal to intervene ends the legal saga. The state's high court decided without comment...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Justice System, Punishment, Lawyers
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Judicial hopefuls rely on political consultants
This story was reported in collaboration with Medill Watchdog, a project at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, and WGN-TV, with producer Marsha Bartel and reporter Mark Suppelsa contributing. Medill Watchdog can be found at...
Tags: Northwestern University, Voting, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Primaries
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Ill. chief justice: Follow FOID law on mental health issues
Tribune reporterSPRINGFIELD — The chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, citing “gun-related tragedies” and the state’s debate over concealed carry, emphasized in a memo to judges throughout Illinois this week that the state must be notified...Tags: Firearms, Crime, Law and Justice, National Rifle Association of America, Illinois Governor, Pat Quinn
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King Madigan's pension plan unconstitutional
My wife and I were public school educators for a combined 67 years. We followed all the rules and paid the required pension deductions from every paycheck. Illinois legislators, meanwhile, decided against providing required contributions to the Teachers&...Tags: Lombard, Politics, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Michael Madigan
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School said 'hi' — special needs student took it from there
A few months before Ryan Burke became the first student with Down syndrome to attend Notre Dame College Prep in Niles, his father made an emotional plea to his son's classmates. "All we ask is that you say 'hi' to him. Just give him a chance," Kevin...
Tags: Vanderbilt University , Edward M. Burke, Students, Roman Catholicism, Special Olympics
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St. Louis grocer says data breach may total $80M in Illinois
Tribune reporterA data breach at a St. Louis-based grocery store chain could cost the family-run company $80 million in Illinois alone, according to a court filing. Schnuck Markets Inc., which has more than 30 stores in the Rockford area and in downstate Illinois,...Tags: Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Champaign (Champaign, Illinois)
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