Political
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Court of Appeals rejects Madigan concealed carry appeal
CHICAGO, Ill. -- More action Friday in the continuing debate to modify Illinois gun laws.
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Quinn stands behind Senate pension reform bill
NORMAL, Ill. -- Governor Pat Quinn says if pension reform is not resolved soon, the state will be paying more into the pension fund than into education.
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Ardis, Durbin and LaHood push for high speed rail service
PEORIA, Ill. -- TIF funding and commuter rail service topped the agenda at a meeting of Peoria city leaders on Wednesday.
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Defense Secretary predicts dire situation post-budget cuts
Leon Panetta tells congress that if automatic government spending cuts kick in March 1, most of the defense department's 800,000 civilian workers will have to be furloughed starting in late April.
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Hundreds rally against gay marriage (with photos)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Hundreds of people are using their voices to try to stop Illinois from becoming the 10th state to legalize gay marriage.
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Bustos stresses importance of Central Illinois agriculture
PEORIA, Ill. -- 17th District Representative Cheri Bustos spoke on the importance of agriculture in Central Illinois following a tour of the the Ag Lab in Peoria.
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Ryan re-trial request denied by U.S. Supreme Court
Former Governor George Ryan's effort to get his corruption trial re-heard was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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Passions stir at gun hearing in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- As a federal court deadline approaches, the Illinois state legislature works on a plan to bring concealed carry to the state.
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Lawmakers on recess with two weeks until spending cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Looking around the Capitol on this President's Day holiday you wouldn't guess lawmakers have less than two weeks to avoid $85 billion in automatic spending cuts.
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Congresswoman Cheri Bustos speaks at President's day luncheon
PEORIA, Ill. -- U.S. House Rep. Cheri Bustos is President's Day speaker in Peoria.
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