What's behind Ald. Jackson's resignation?

01/11/13 — Two words beginning with "F" likely explain it: family and the feds.

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Vrdolyak law firm adds a merger partner

01/11/13 — Vrdolyak Law Group — without "Fast Eddie" himself — expands in the Social Security claims business.

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Republican civil war comes to Illinois GOP

01/11/13 — The fight over Pat Brady and Kirk Dillard's shift to the right underlines obstacles the party faces in winning in heavily Democratic Illinois.

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Fitch puts Illinois debt on negative watch

01/11/13 — The rating agency says Illinois has six months to take "meaningful action" on pension reform, or a credit downgrade is inevitable.

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Walsh talks civil disobedience, Lipinski mulls Vatican

01/10/13 — One current and one former member of Congress make some news on what they may be dong next.

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Six advisory members named to infrastructure trust board

01/10/13 — Two labor leaders, two city officials, a Boeing exec and a civic activist will do just about everything on the mayor's new infrastructure bank board except vote.

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Gay marriage bill back before state lawmakers

01/09/13 — Advocates are reintroducing a measure today in both houses to allow same-sex marriage, and say they still have momentum despite the lame-duck session setback.

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What now for Illinois pension reform?

01/09/13 — After a disastrous lame-duck session, real progress won't happen without a crisis or a change in leadership — or both.

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House adjourns without action on pension reform

01/08/13 — Lawmakers decline to vote on last-minute proposals from Gov. Pat Quinn and others, leaving the issue of pension reform to the next General Assembly.

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Last-second pension plan emerges in Springfield

01/08/13 — A proposal is floated to establish a commission to make recommendations that would become law, unless a majority of House and Senate members object.

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Not everyone's ready for 'Gun Appreciation Day'

01/08/13 — Gun-rights groups schedule an event in honor of President Barack Obama's second inauguration. But a few folks have moved out of range.

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Quinn asks for pension action, but bill seems dead

01/08/13 — The governor puts on a last-minute push for pension action but stops short of endorsing a specific bill as tonight's deadline nears.

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