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Mayor, Ill. lawmakers make case for Chicago casino
Karen Lingermuth, of Niles, plays the slots during a special VIP event at the new Rivers Casino in the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines.
Visitors to the nation's third-largest city are usually spotted wandering the Magnificent Mile, snapping pictures of the Willis Tower and sampling Chicago-style deep dish pizza, but if some persistent Illinois lawmakers and Mayor Rahm Emanuel get their way, a glitzy casino would be on their agenda, too.
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Court gives more time for concealed carry appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court is giving Illinois' attorney general more time to decide whether to appeal a ruling that the state's ban on the public possession of firearms is unconstitutional.
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Georgia trucker indicted in Illinois trooper death
HILLSBORO, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois grand jury has indicted a Georgia truck driver on felony charges in the November highway death of an Illinois state trooper, Illinois State Police said Tuesday.
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Quinn: Local option way to go on concealed carry
CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn has reiterated his support for a concealed carry law that gives local communities the option to impose their own restrictions.
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More rain, snow could lead to more flooding
GRAFTON, Ill. (AP) — The Mississippi River started its slow decline at some problematic spots Monday, but the spring flood is far from over.
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Illinois investors worried about state economy
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago area's wealthiest investors are much more nervous about their state's economy than counterparts elsewhere in the nation, according to a poll released Monday that reinforces concerns some companies may relocate if Illinois' financial situation doesn't improve.
Continued ... - Field Museum receives pieces of Russian meteorite
- Chicago pastors want gun control legislation
- Ill. town cemetery heavily damaged by vandals
- Illinois AG says time for immigration reform now
- Struggling Cahokia schools could go without sports
- First lady to visit school impacted by violence
- Marble fragment of Lincoln sarcophagus on display
- 2 charged in drive-by shooting of 14-year-old
- Peoria street gangs warned: 'You're next'
- 1-man Illinois police department robbed
- Voters come out to cast ballots in Illinois
- Simon speaks in support of equal pay
- New rental car facility opens at Midway Airport
- Ex-Ill. lawmaker elected to succeed Jackson Jr.
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