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Quinn Lands Endorsements, Jabs With Hynes Over Blago Ties

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 11.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Governor Race, Pat Quinn, Dick Mell, Illinois Governor 2010, Dan Hynes, John Fritchey, Ira Silverstein, Quinn Hynes, Lou Lang, Rod Blagojevich, Chicago News

Updated The fierce intra-party feuding between Gov. Pat Quinn and Comptroller Dan Hynes reached a new pitch Friday after Quinn announced his latest s...

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Medical Marijuana Bill On Backburner Despite New Obama Policy

Huffington Post | Tim Taliaferro | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Medical Marijuana, Lou Lang, Medical Marijuana, Medical Cannabis, Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill, Jack Franks, Marijuana, Obama Marijuana, Deborah Mell, Chicago News

A bill to legalize medical marijuana that narrowly passed the Illinois Senate in May faces an uncertain future in the General Assembly in spite of wha...

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Legislators Mixed On Reform Commission's Proposals

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 05.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Reform Commission Report, Pat Quinn, Illinois Gerrymandering, Michael Madigan, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Reform Commission, Lou Lang, Patrick Collins, Illinois Campaign Finance Reform, Illinois Term Limits, Springfield-Illinois, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- With one governor in prison and another under indictment, Illinois officials must choose between patching holes in current e...

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Lang, Haine Give Medical Marijuana a Push, Wackos Rush in

David Ormsby | Posted 05.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Medical Marijuana, Educating Voices, Lou Lang, Judy Kreamer, Marijuana Policy Project, Bill Haine, Health, Medical Marijuana, Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill, Chicago-Illinois, Chicago News
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If medical marijuana opponents are keen on educating Illinois youth on potentially harmful drugs, they should set their sights on OxyContin and Vicodin. In the meantime, they should buzz off and let the law pass.

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Medical Marijuana Bill Clears First Hurdle In Illinois

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 04.04.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Health, Mariuana Decriminalization, Medical Cannabis, Illinois Medical Marijuana, Illinois Medical Marijuana Laws, Lou Lang, Medical Marijuana, Illinois Medical Marijuana Bill, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - People suffering from cancer, AIDS and other diseases could turn to marijuana for pain relief under a plan approved Wednesday by a...

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Blagojevich Impeachment Panel May Not Hear Full FBI Wiretaps

AP | MIKE ROBINSON | Posted 02.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Impeachment Hearings, Blagojevich Impeachment Panel, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Wiretaps, Lou Lang, Ed Genson, Blagojevich Evidence, Blagojevich Investigation, Blagojevich Impeachment, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Members of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's impeachment panel say they will move forward despite the possibility that they might not get to hear...

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Embattled Blagojevich Finds Allies Hard To Come By

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS | Posted 02.04.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Corruption, Rod Blagojevich, Lou Lang, Blagojevich Scandal, Ed Genson, Blagojevich Allies, Blagojevich Impeachment Vote, Jay Hoffman, Blagojevich Impeachment, Chicago News

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich doesn't have many friends these days, particularly among the lawmakers who will decide whether...

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Blagojevich Previews Legal Defense Strategy

AP | JIM SUHR | Posted 01.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Blagojevich Impeachment Hearings, Blagojevich Corruption, Barbara Flynn Currie, Blagojevich Defense, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Wiretaps, Lou Lang, Blagojevich Scandal, Ed Genson, Blagojevich Investigation, Blagojevich Impeachment, Chicago News

CHICAGO — A combative Gov. Rod Blagojevich served notice Friday that he has no intention of quitting over his corruption arrest, declaring: "I w...

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