2013 Ushered in More Than 150 New Illinois Laws
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According to the Huffington Post, Illinoisans awoke Tuesday to 150 new state laws on the books, including a ban on the sale or trade of shark fin, a new strip club surcharge and a number of less widely publicized laws -- such as ambulances no longer being required to pay tolls.
The 150 laws are far fewer than the 214 state laws that went into
Homicide Suspects Caught After Chase Ends in Dan Ryan Crash
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CHICAGO— One person is dead Sunday after being shot near the intersection of 51st and Indiana streets in Fuller Park, and police have two suspects in custody, according to DNAinfo.com.
Police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien said police either witnessed or heard shots fired in the area, and saw two offenders fleeing the scene around 5:10 p.m.
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Trotter Cites Legal Trouble in Ending US House Run
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(AP) — An Illinois state lawmaker who was a frontrunner to replace former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. says he's ending his candidacy because he doesn't want the felony gun charges he faces to detract from the district's important issues.
Donne Trotter was arrested Dec. 5 when security screeners at O'Hare International Airport found an unloaded
Obama's Illinois Gay Marriage Push: President Urges State Lawmakers To Approve Marriage Equality
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Ahead of a vote that could come early next month, President Barack Obama is pushing for lawmakers in his home state of Illinois to legalize gay marriage, according to The Huffington Post.
White House spokesman Shin Inouye told the Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet Sunday that the president "believes in treating everyone fairly and equally, with dignity
...Ride the CTA Tonight for a Penny
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The Chicago Transit Authority continues its tradition of offering penny rides on New Year's Eve, a night notorious for alcohol consumption and late-night partying, reports Kristin Callahan from NBC Chicago.
In the past, the one-cent rides have been available from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. This year, they run from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. The agency reminds riders
