Political

• Illinois Comptroller wants to remove schools as polling places

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka wants to remove polling places from public and private schools in order to protect students.

• Illinois House members vote on assault weapon regulations

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois House members voted Tuesday to approve half a dozen regulations on assault weapons, but the votes are not final.

• Bill introduced to increase federal minimum wage

  Two democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time since 2009.

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  White House pushes to "unlock and unblock" cell phones

  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- An online petition protesting a ban on cell phone unlocking has the White House talking.

• Gov. Pat Quinn vetoes gambling bill

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Governor Pat Quinn formally vetoed a bill expanding gambling into the city of Chicago and the Illinois state fairgrounds.

• Sequestration Effects: waiting to hear

  PEORIA, Ill. -- Local agencies like Head Start are waiting to hear what cuts they will have to make because of the federal sequester.

• Normal approves 2013-2014 budget with surplus

  NORMAL, Ill. -- The Town of Normal has approved a $91 million fiscal year 2013-2014 budget.

• Enterprise Zone expanded in Bloomington

  MCLEAN COUNTY, Ill. -- The new addition covers approximately 185 acres of property centered around 101 North Main in Bloomington, covering about 56 blocks.

• Sequestration to kick in at midnight

  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today's the day. At some point before midnight, President Obama is expected to sign the order that will slash $85 billion from the federal budget, and lead to furloughs and layoffs nationwide.

• New plans introduced to try and solve state's pension crisis

  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- In Springfield, another day, another proposal to solve the state's pension crisis.

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