Illinois Legislature Passes Concealed Carry Bill

May 31, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Illinois Legislature Passes Concealed Carry Bill SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois would become the last state in the nation to allow the public possession of concealed firearms with a bill approved Friday by the state Legislature. Continue reading... 22 Can't-Miss Festivals And Other Summer Events Driver Killed Cyclist On Road Where IDOT Is Blocking Protected Bike Lanes Brilliant Reactions To Sun-Times Photo Staff Layoff Roll In PHOTOS: Sprawling Historical Home Covers 5.5 City Lots Sun-Times Lays Off ENTIRE Photography Staff 56-Year-Old Among 4 Killed In Overnight South Side Shootings The Awesome Thing One Chicago Principal Did To Reward Students' Reading PHOTOS: The Rolling Stones Can Still Rock WATCH: Teacher's Epic Resignation Video The Awesome Thing One Chicago Principal Did To Reward Students' Reading Students Give School Money To Stop Playing Justin Bieber Song MICHAEL ROSENBLUM Chicago Sun-Times Fires Photogs, Trains Reporters on iPhones Instead A lot more or the 'traditional' architecture of newspapers and TV news is going to change before this is all over, and this is no bad thing. This is how old industries reinvent themselves to survive and thrive in a very different world from that in which they were first created. Continue reading... BRIAN LEVIN Illinois House: Pass Marriage Equality to Make the "Land of Lincoln" Worthy of its Name If Abraham Lincoln were alive today, he would surely deliver "The Springfield Address" that goes something like this. Continue reading... STEVE HORN Fracking 'Shock Doctrine' Unveiled as 2013 Illinois Legislative Session Nears End With the deadline looming rapidly, anti-fracking activists -- or "fracktivists" -- have been protesting, sitting in, testifying in committee hearings and committing acts of non-violent civil disobedience daily at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. Continue reading... JEFF BIGGERS Live at Historic Vote in Illinois: Steingraber and Citizens Bust Fracking Bill (Video) Since the Governor and the bill negotiators have refused to visit a fracking operation, citizens delivered letters from impacted fracking and frac sand mining residents from Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Iowa to Gov. Quinn and Attorney General Madigan. Continue reading... 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... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003