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Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill
May 18, 2013 by Addison Morris
The Illinois Senate passed a bill on Friday that would allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes in the state, subject to strict regulations. The bill indicates that marijuana may only be used for specified medical conditions, and is intended to be regulated through dosage limits and.... [more]
Illinois court invalidated tobacco judgment [this day at law]
May 5, 2013 by Adiah Oreyomi
On May 5, 2006, the Illinois Supreme Court declined to reconsider its decision to vacate a $10.1 billion judgment against Phillip Morris USA. The judgment resulted from a case where the tobacco company was found liable of falsely claiming that light cigarettes were safer than regular ones. Expla....... [more]
US appeals court rejects Illinois' request to reconsider concealed guns ruling
February 23, 2013 by Max Slater
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit refused on Friday to rehear a case decided in December that struck down Illinois' ban on carrying concealed weapons. Last month, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a petition for re-hearing en banc, which requests for all 10 judges on the.... [more]
Illinois Senate approves same-sex marriage bill
February 15, 2013 by Sarah Posner
The Illinois State Senate on Thursday approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. The senate voted 34-21 to lift the ban on same-sex marriage in the state of Illinois. The bill, referred to as the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act, was passed largely on party lines with only one.... [more]
Illinois ex-governor Ryan transferred from prison to home confinement
January 30, 2013 by Brandon Gatto
Former Illinois governor George Ryan was transferred Wednesday to home confinement to serve the remainder of his six-and-a-half-year prison sentence imposed after several corruption-related convictions in 2006. The ex-governor was originally sent to a Chicago halfway house early Wednesday morning.... [more]
Illinois governor signs bill allowing illegal immigrant driver's licenses
January 28, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill on Sunday that will permit immigrants in the country illegally to obtain temporary driver's licenses if they can provide proof of one-year state residence and an unexpired passport from their country of citizenship or a valid unexpired consular.... [more]
Federal judge sentences US citizen to 35 years for role in Mumbai terror attack
January 24, 2013 by Daniel Mullen
Judge Harry Leinenweber of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday issued a 35-year prison sentence to David Coleman Headley for his role in the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, India. Headley, a US citizen of Pakistani descent, facilitated the attack by conducting.... [more]
Supreme Court declines to rule on state-funded cross restoration
January 23, 2013 by Keith Herting
The US Supreme Court denied certiorari Tuesday in a case in which an Illinois tax-payer was found to lack standing to sue the state legislature for a $20,000 grant provided to the Bald Knob Cross of Peace Organization to restore a landmark Latin cross. The petition challenged a June ruling by the.... [more]
Illinois AG asks Seventh Circuit to reconsider concealed carry ban
January 11, 2013 by Max Slater
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Tuesday requested that the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit review a decision last month that struck down Illinois' ban on carrying concealed weapons. A three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit, relying on the Supreme Court's decision in.... [more]
Illinois House approves bill allowing illegal immigrant driver's licenses
January 9, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
The Illinois House on Tuesday voted 65-46 in favor of a bill that would permit immigrants in the country illegally to obtain temporary driver's licenses if they can provide proof of one-year state residence, an unexpired passport from their country of citizenship or a valid unexpired consular.... [more]
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