Lawmakers Vote To Override Quinn's Changes To Concealed Carry Bill
Illinois lawmakers have voted to reject a set of changes Gov. Pat Quinn made to legislation allowing the carrying of concealed firearms in Illinois.
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Illinois lawmakers have voted to reject a set of changes Gov. Pat Quinn made to legislation allowing the carrying of concealed firearms in Illinois.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has called for a special session of the City Council next week, to vote on updates to the city's assault weapons ban; and stiffer penalties for gun crimes near schools, on school buses, and along Safe Passage routes to and from school.
The feud between Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the aggressive inspector general he inherited escalated Monday with a new claim from Joe Ferguson: that City Hall stonewalled his attempt to audit Emanuel's grid-based garbage collection system and verify the mayor's $18 million-a-year savings claim.
As state lawmakers decide Tuesday whether to override Gov. Pat Quinn's veto of the concealed-carry law, two Southland towns are set to vote Tuesday night on ordinances that would prohibit assault weapons within their borders, the Southtown Star reports.
After a violent and deadly holiday weekend, a Chicago Congresswoman is calling for gun control legislation, reports WBBM's Brandis Friedman.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan was at the women's luncheon of the Rainbow/PUSH international convention today - where she was seated at the right hand of the Reverend Jesse Jackson.
The governor said the shootings – with victims ranging from a 5-year-old watching fireworks to an elderly woman on her porch – are unacceptable.
Governor Pat Quinn is making vague threats to lawmakers ahead of Tuesday's deadline for pension reforms, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
Governor Quinn is continuing his effort to sway lawmakers on the concealed carry issue, using all of the shootings in the city in recent days in arguing for changes he made to the concealed carry legislation passed overwhelmingly in the House and Senate.
Retiring Chicago Alderman Dick Mell says his falling out with son-in-law Rod Blagojevich and the former Illinois governor's imprisonment for corruption continue to weigh heavily on him.
Gov. Pat Quinn is trying to head off an override of the changes he made to the concealed carry legislation that passed in the Illinois House and Senate by wide margins, by launching a PR campaign ahead of Tuesday's legislative session.
There was more to this 4th of July than celebrating the country's independence. For candidates looking ahead to the governor's race next year, it also was a chance to get out and meet voters.
After a two-year reprieve, Illinois high school juniors will be tested on their writing skills again next spring during state standardized tests.
A group of about 100 protesters was using this Independence Day holiday to vent their frustrations about the direction of the city, outside Mayor Rahm Emanuel's house in Ravenswood.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk said if NSA leaker Edward Snowden thinks he did the right thing by revealing the agency's sweeping data collection of U.S. phone and Internet records, he should come home and defend himself in court.
