John J Cullerton

Illinois concealed carry bill stalls

2013-05-18 00:00:00

— The push to pass a more restrictive concealed carry measure stalled late last week as support began to drop off before a key vote in the Illinois Senate. The legislation represents the latest attempt to address a federal appeals court order...

Cullerton, Madigan square off with competing pension reform plans

2013-05-18 00:00:00

— 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...

Concealed carry rules for Illinois emerge but face uncertain fate

2013-05-16 20:31:00

— A measure spelling out who can carry concealed handguns and where they can carry them emerged Thursday after months of contentious negotiations, a system with one set of rules for violence-plagued Chicago and another for the rest of Illinois....

Concealed-carry legislation emerges in Springfield

2013-05-16 19:27:00

SPRINGFIELD — A bill that would set up the rules to allow concealed weapons to be carried in Illinois has started moving through the state senate. The measure would require a gun owner to get a special endorsement from the Chicago police in...

Senate committee advances bill requiring 'proper reason' for carrying a gun

2013-05-17 00:00:00

A concealed-carry bill that requires a person to have "a proper reason" in order to carry a gun in public won approval Thursday in an Illinois Senate committee. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Kwame Raoul, D-Chicago, passed 10-4-1 in the Senate Executive...

DePaul arena part of Emanuel's $300 million in projects

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Beginning the second half of his term this week, Mayor Rahm Emanuel moved to shift the civic conversation away from questions of crime and school closings toward a roster of publicly funded tourism projects, including a DePaul basketball arena at...

Madigan says universities, community colleges willing to share pension costs

2013-05-17 00:00:00

— House Speaker Michael Madigan on Thursday announced that he has struck a preliminary deal with the state's universities and community colleges that will require them to slowly pick up the cost of teacher pensions over several years even as tuition...

Pension legislation forum draws crowd in Orland Park

2013-05-14 13:54:00

More than 200 employees from south suburban school districts filled a gym at Century Junior High School in Orland Park Monday to hear lawmakers and experts discuss the latest developments in public pension reform and to learn how it might affect them....

Local Voices: Highland Park and Deerfield

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Letters to the editor from Highland Park and Deerfield residents and officials. Medical marijuana On April 17, the Illinois House of Representatives passed HB-001, often referred to as "medical marijuana" legislation, by a vote of 61-57. The...

State senators may take a stand on Turkey's treatment of Orthodox

2013-05-13 00:00:00

Springfield is a long way from Istanbul — 5,660 miles, in fact — but Illinois state senators are considering a resolution that would criticize Turkey's treatment of the Eastern Orthodox religious hierarchy. Even though a majority of senators...

Knock yourselves out, Senators

2013-05-08 00:00:00

If a good plan for relieving Illinois' pension crisis has momentum, why not offer an inferior proposal that wouldn't do as much good? To that end, Senate President John Cullerton on Monday unveiled another insufficient pension reform bill, this one with...

Where pension legislation stands

2013-05-12 00:00:00

The Illinois General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn for the summer in three weeks, with plenty left to do, especially on the subject that Gov. Pat Quinn has deemed the No. 1 priority: a rescue of the state's underfunded public pension system....

Speaker of the House, Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton.

2013-05-17 21:27:00

Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, speaks to the Illinois Senate about pension in Springfield earlier this year.

2013-03-20 00:00:00

Illinois Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, speaks to the Senate about the SB 1 pension bill at the State Capitol in Springfield.

2013-03-20 00:00:00