House's Concealed Carry Bill Defeated In Senate Committee

May 29, 2013 Subscribe · Forward House's Concealed Carry Bill Defeated In Senate Committee The Democratic-controlled Illinois Senate shot down a concealed carry bill that passed in the House last week and advanced their own revised version instead as a June 9 deadline to craft a new state gun law looms.  Continue reading... CDPH Head 'Very Pleased' With Response To Pregnant Boy Ads PHOTOS: The Rolling Stones Can Still Rock Chicago Teachers Union Files Third School Closing Lawsuit Undecided Illinois Rep Says He'll Support Gay Marriage Bill Teen Shot On Porch Among 29 Shot, 6 Fatally, Over Long Weekend Thousands Without Power After Storms Slam Chicago Area Chief Keef Arrested AGAIN Alderman Still Not Sold On Rahm's Parking Meter Plan WATCH: Teacher's Epic Resignation Video School Denies Student's Request To Wear Kilt To Prom WATCH: This Pint-Size Speaker Captivated Chicago School Closing Protestors VIVIEN LESNIK WEISMAN Jeremy Hammond, American Political Prisoner The case of Jeremy Hammond is illustrative of a trend to target, overcharge and come down hard on those the state perceives as threatening. The supposed threats are due to their beliefs and/or actions toward information freedom and transparency. Continue reading... MATT BAUME Countdown to Marriage Deadline (VIDEO) This is it: the final days for Illinois to pass a marriage bill in the current legislative session. If it's going to happen this year, it'll have to happen before the end of the day on Friday. So, will it happen? That's anyone's guess. Continue reading... DOUG IBENDAHL No Sign of Leadership in Race for New Illinois GOP Chair The Illinois GOP wants to convince voters that it's ready again to run an entire state - the nation's fifth most populous. But it will all remain a sad fantasy as long as we're stuck with officials who can't even run a decent meeting of an organization that's now scarcely more than a little club. Continue reading... REBOOT ILLINOIS Nearly 25 Years of Illinois Politics Later, Little Seems to Have Changed For 25 years, Republicans in Illinois repeatedly have been fighting over who they are, what they will stand for, and what they absolutely won't put up with. Continue reading... ROSS LUIPPOLD How Arrested Development Haters Blue Themselves Once Again The unenthusiastic reaction that many had for the show is not due to Mitch Hurwitz and his co-conspirators' failure to deliver, but instead, can be placed squarely on the knee-jerk reaction of an online crowd that favors the idea of reunions and revivals over delivery of them. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003