Political Rewind: Illinois Reacts to SCOTUS Ruling, Chicago NATO Costs Add Up

It's always good to be caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened this week.

Editor's Note: This article was created by aggregating news articles from Illinois Statehouse News that were written by various Illinois Statehouse News reporters. SPRINGFIELD – Illinois reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court upholding President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, and a House legislative committee began looking at possible discipline against a colleague. Quinn: Illinois will expand Medicaid under Affordable Care Act Gov. Pat Quinn on Thursday said he plans to carry out the full Affordable Care Act including expanding the Medicaid rolls in Illinois. “The state of Illinois is going forward with the president of our country, President Barack Obama, to expand using Medicaid (to) those that would be covered under the Affordable Care…

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Oak Parkers Protest NATO, Income Inequality

Members of the Oak Park Coalition for Truth & Justice march in solidarity against global injustice.

Concordia Prof's NATO Wedding Party

Associate professor of psychology Karin Anderson and her groom will have some international company at their wedding afterparty in a downtown hotel.

Political Roundup: Concealed Carry Bill Advancing in Springfield

A quick of some of the latest political news.

A number of state representatives have signed on as co-sponsors of a bill that would legalize the concealed carry of firearms in Illinois, the last state in the nation where some form of carry, concealed or open, is not legal. House Bill 5745 would allow sheriffs in the state’s 102 counties to issue concealed-carry permits, the Illinois Statehouse News has reported. People wanting a permit would have to pay a $65 fee and complete firearms training. No one with a criminal record would be given a permit. To approve this bill would require 71 votes in the House, instead of a simple majority of 60 votes. Because lawmakers decided that a statewide concealed-carry law would pre-empt local laws, the bill would require three-fifths of the chamber …

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The G8 Papers

The Beachwood Reporter's roundup and analysis of the Obama administration's recent decision to move the G8 Summit out of Chicago.