http://www.mail.com/people/184942-lisa-madigan.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/184942-lisa-madigan.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088386-family-drama-adds-intrigue-to-ill-governors-race.html SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Politics has long been a family business in Illinois, a place where who you know — and who you're related to — matters more than most. But the family drama shaping up around the next governor's race adds a new layer of intrigue in a Capitol already grappling with huge financial problems. Though the election is a year away, the pos... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:40:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088386-family-drama-adds-intrigue-to-ill-governors-race.html 2013-05-15T21:40:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2014214-high-court-weighs-taking-up-case-gun-rights.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after the Senate voted to begin debate on new gun control measures, the Supreme Court is expected to consider a new appeal aimed at loosening state restrictions on firearms. The justices are meeting in private Friday to discuss adding new cases for the term that begins in the fall. Among them is an appeal of a federal court ruling ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:17:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2014214-high-court-weighs-taking-up-case-gun-rights.html 2013-04-11T20:17:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1952464-ill-gov-wants-appeal-concealed-carry-ruling.html SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday that he wants the Illinois attorney general to appeal a federal court ruling that the state's last-in-the-nation concealed carry ban is unconstitutional, a move that would take it before the U.S. Supreme Court. But Attorney General Lisa Madigan said she prefers to wait and see whether lawmakers craft ... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:45:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1952464-ill-gov-wants-appeal-concealed-carry-ruling.html 2013-03-14T00:45:03Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1908366-ruling-leaves-ill-grappling-with-concealed-carry.html CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday narrowly rejected Illinois' request to reconsider a ruling that found the state's concealed carry weapons ban unconstitutional, leaving lawmakers in the only state that still prohibits concealed carry more certain than ever they must come up with a new law. The 5-4 ruling by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:06:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1908366-ruling-leaves-ill-grappling-with-concealed-carry.html 2013-02-22T23:06:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1807450-officials-talk-guns-hold-buybacks-shootings.html The national gun debate swelled Tuesday as Arizona and the country commemorated the shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., two years ago that killed six people and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords injured — an anniversary that came on the heels of the mass killing at a Connecticut elementary school. Here's how some state and local leaders are taking action: __ AR... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1807450-officials-talk-guns-hold-buybacks-shootings.html 2013-01-09T05:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1769598-high-court-fight-looms-to-carry-gun.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The next big issue in the national debate over guns — whether people have a right to be armed in public — is moving closer to Supreme Court review. A provocative ruling by a panel of federal appeals court judges in Chicago struck down the only statewide ban on carrying concealed weapons, in Illinois. The ruling is somewhat at odds with t... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 16:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1769598-high-court-fight-looms-to-carry-gun.html 2012-12-16T16:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763286-chicago-poised-to-fight-handguns-.html CHICAGO (AP) — Facing a climbing homicide rate, Chicago is poised for another fight over handguns — just two years after the last one. When the U.S. Supreme Court nullified the city's 28-year-old handgun ban in 2010, Chicago responded by passing one of the nation's toughest handgun ordinances. And city officials sounded ready Thursday for another battle a... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763286-chicago-poised-to-fight-handguns-.html 2012-12-13T21:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760378-court-ruling-ill-gun-ban-sets-stage-fight.html CHICAGO (AP) — Backers of Illinois' ban on concealed weapons vowed Wednesday to fight for continued controls on gun possession, a day after a federal appeals court struck down the nation's last such prohibition as unconstitutional and ordered the state to craft a law allowing it. Chicago aldermen joined gun control advocates in urging state Attorney Gener... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760378-court-ruling-ill-gun-ban-sets-stage-fight.html 2012-12-13T01:35:00Z