Political

• 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.

• 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.

• Congresswoman Cheri Bustos speaks at President's day luncheon

  PEORIA, Ill. -- U.S. House Rep. Cheri Bustos is President's Day speaker in Peoria.

• Jesse Jackson Jr. and wife indicted on federal charges

  CHICAGO, Ill. -- Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife face federal charges for misusing campaign funds.

• Bipartisan bill calls for taxes on online purchases

  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The era of not paying sales taxes on Internet purchases could be over soon.

• President Obama talks Caterpillar in State of the Union address

  President Obama applauds Caterpillar for bringing jobs back to the United States.

• Civic and business leaders push for another capital bill

  PEORIA, Ill. -- Local business and civic leaders say central Illinois wants to see more improvements to roads and bridges.

• U.S. Senate holds first hearing on immigration reform

  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- At the Senate's first hearing in the latest push for immigration reform Wednesday, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas told the story of his life.

• President focuses on manufacturing, minimum wage

  ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Working Americans, specifically those in manufacturing, have President Obama's attention Wednesday.

• President calls for government action in State of the Union address

  WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Obama called for a smarter government to act during his first State of the Union address since winning re-election.

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