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Cullerton, Madigan square off with competing pension reform plans
— As Illinois lawmakers weigh a pair of competing pension reform plans this spring, a big factor they're considering is how much each approach would save the beleaguered state treasury. Illinois already spends more on government worker...
Tags: Justice System, Daniel Biss, Taxation, Politics, Heather Steans
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State senator pleads guilty to misdemeanor in O'Hare gun case
State Sen. Donne Trotter pleaded guilty Wednesday to misdemeanor reckless conduct for trying to board a flight with a handgun in his carry-on luggage in December. In a plea deal with Cook County prosecutors, Judge Charles Burns sentenced Trotter, 63, to...
Tags: Misdemeanors, Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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State Sen. Trotter pleads guilty to misdemeanor
Tribune reporterState Sen. Donne Trotter pleaded guilty today to misdemeanor reckless conduct for trying to board a flight with a handgun in his carry-on luggage in December. In a plea deal worked out with Cook County prosecutors, Judge Charles Burns sentenced Trotter,...Tags: Misdemeanors, Justice System, Lawyers, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Bloomberg targets Halvorson gun stance in race to replace Jackson Jr.
Clout StreetThe first TV ad in the special primary election to replace ex-U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. comes from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s super political action committee and targets Democrat Debbie Halvorson’s support of gun owner rights. A...Tags: Cook County Board of Commissioners, Assault, Politics, Local Government, National Rifle Association of America
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Sen. Trotter gun case goes forward
Tribune reporterA Cook County judge today found probable cause for prosecutors to proceed against State Sen. Donne Trotter on a felony charge that he tried to board a flight with a handgun in his carry-on luggage. Trotter, clad in a brown sweater with his trademark...Tags: Justice System, Court Preliminary, Clarence Thomas, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice
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Seer madness: Readers and I do our duty, predict 2013
With the help of several Latin scholars, I've come up with a fittingly snooty motto for this column's annual exercise in forecasting the news: Non coniectare imprudentior esset. Translation: Not to conjecture is imprudent. Inspiration: "Is it...
Tags: Politics, Local Government, Prosecution, Scott P. Brown, Garry McCarthy
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Trotter to exit crowded race for Jackson Jr. House seat, sources say
State Sen. Donne Trotter has told several south suburban officials that he will officially end his bid for the Democratic nomination for former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s congressional seat, sources said Friday. Trotter, 62, is scheduled to make a...
Tags: Mel Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, Anthony Beale, Politics, U.S. Congress
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Trotter dropping out of contest to replace ex-Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.
Clout StreetState Sen. Donne Trotter has told several south suburban officials that he will officially end his bid for the Democratic nomination for the 2nd Congressional District seat that Jesse Jackson Jr. vacated last month, sources said Friday. Trotter, 62,...Tags: Mel Reynolds, Anthony Beale, Politics, U.S. Congress, Debbie Halvorson
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Gun rights, even in Illinois
There are certain constants to life in Illinois. Abraham Lincoln has always been revered. The Cubs always find a way to lose. Lake Michigan never goes dry. Letting citizens carrying concealed firearms is out of the question. But one of those is no...
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Antonin Scalia, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control
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Trotter still hopes for Dem backing in congressional race
Tribune reportersState Sen. Donne Trotter said Wednesday he still hopes to win the backing of his party in the upcoming election to fill former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s seat in spite of his arrest last week while taking a gun through airport security. Trotter,...Tags: Justice System, Lawyers, Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, O'Hare International Airport
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Jackson Jr. seat candidate hits foe on gun charge
Clout StreetA Democratic state senator running for U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.’s old congressional seat suggested Monday that voters should “turn the page” away from the district’s scandal-filled history of representation, even as a rival...Tags: Politics, U.S. House Committee on Ethics, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Sex Crimes
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Durbin says Trotter deserves no special treatment on O'Hare gun arrest
Clout StreetU.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Democratic state Sen. Donne Trotter, a candidate to succeed Jesse Jackson Jr. in Congress, shouldn't get any special treatment as an elected official for allegedly trying to board a plane with a firearm and ammunition. Speaking...Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Public Officials, U.S. Congress, Crimes
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