http://www.mail.com/people/3026-pat-quinn.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/3026-pat-quinn.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/scitech/news/2034382-rivers-crest-midwest-rain-forecast.html CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous forecast and the growing accumulation of snow in the upper Midwest tempered any feelings of victory. The surging Mississippi was at or near crest at several places from the Quad Citie... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:36:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2034382-rivers-crest-midwest-rain-forecast.html 2013-04-21T22:36:06Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2005722-roger-ebert-remembered-acclaimed-film-critic.html CHICAGO (AP) — Roger Ebert, one of the nation's most influential film critics who used newspapers, television and social media to take readers into theaters and even into his own life, was laid to rest Monday with praise from political leaders, family and people he'd never met but who chose movies based on the direction of his thumb. "He didn't just domin... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:49:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2005722-roger-ebert-remembered-acclaimed-film-critic.html 2013-04-08T19:49:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1993130-gop-sen-kirk-announces-support-gay-marriage.html CHICAGO (AP) — GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois on Tuesday became the second sitting Republican senator to endorse gay marriage — a move that also could shift the political debate over legalizing gay marriage in Kirk's home state. Kirk, who has opposed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, said in a post on his blog that "same-sex couples should ... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:08:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1993130-gop-sen-kirk-announces-support-gay-marriage.html 2013-04-02T22:08:05Z 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/1941840-gop-chairman-lawmaker-take-heat-gay-marriage.html SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Two Illinois Republicans are finding out that for all the talk nationally of the GOP becoming more inclusive and appealing to voters by softening stances on social issues, it's difficult to actually follow through. The state Republican Party's central committee will meet Saturday to consider firing chairman Pat Brady, largely beca... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1941840-gop-chairman-lawmaker-take-heat-gay-marriage.html 2013-03-08T21:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1929538-correction-health-overhaul-language-barrier-story.html OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In a story March 4 about the challenges of explaining health care reform to non-English speakers, The Associated Press relied on incorrect information from the California Primary Care Association in reporting that organizations have to provide written notices in languages spoken by 10 percent or more of their service population. The... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:53:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1929538-correction-health-overhaul-language-barrier-story.html 2013-03-06T19:53:48Z 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/1893346-illinois-senate-votes-to-legalize-gay-marriage.html SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The push to allow same-sex marriages in Illinois got its biggest victory to date Thursday with a historic Valentine's Day vote in the state Senate, and supporters expressed confidence that within two weeks President Barack Obama's home state could join nine others that have lifted their gay-marriage bans amid shifting public opinion. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:13:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1893346-illinois-senate-votes-to-legalize-gay-marriage.html 2013-02-15T00:13:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1882012-2-custody-connection-to-chicago-teens-death.html CHICAGO (AP) — Two men were taken into custody Sunday as "persons of interest" in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Chicago girl, a Chicago police spokeswoman said. Chicago Police Department spokeswoman Melissa Stratton said the two men, ages 18 and 20, were taken into custody early Sunday morning and are being questioned. She said no charges have been ... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 22:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1882012-2-custody-connection-to-chicago-teens-death.html 2013-02-10T22:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1856110-ex-ill-governor-returns-prison-release.html CHICAGO (AP) — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan was released from prison before dawn Wednesday, stopping only briefly at a halfway house before he was allowed to travel home to serve the rest of his sentence for corruption. By midday, the 78-year-old was sitting in the living room of his spacious home in a leafy northern Illinois neighborhood in Kankakee,... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 23:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1856110-ex-ill-governor-returns-prison-release.html 2013-01-30T23:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1849302-fraud-concerns-linger-ill-license-law.html CHICAGO (AP) — As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous state to give illegal immigrants permission to drive, nagging concerns remain about whether there are enough safeguards to avoid the identity fraud and other pitfalls other states faced. Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn signed Illinois' measure into law Sunday in Chicago. Backers, including Quinn, C... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1849302-fraud-concerns-linger-ill-license-law.html 2013-01-27T23:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1846590-sp-lowers-illinois-credit-rating-blames-pensions.html CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois' already disastrous financial situation worsened Friday as another credit rating agency downgraded its rating to the worst of any state in the country, blaming lawmakers' ongoing failure to resolve a multibillion-dollar pension crisis. Standard & Poor's rating service said Friday that the rating on the state's general obligation bo... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 22:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1846590-sp-lowers-illinois-credit-rating-blames-pensions.html 2013-01-25T22:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1832676-chefs-hail-foodies-with-inauguration-salute.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of Washington's top chefs came together to salute the president ahead of the inauguration, in part because of the first family's influence on the culture around food. Chicago-based Chef Art Smith opened his Capitol Hill restaurant Art and Soul for a late-night Chefs Ball expected to attract food fans of all stripes Saturday night wi... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 04:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1832676-chefs-hail-foodies-with-inauguration-salute.html 2013-01-20T04:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1808770-day-lawmakers-ill-pension-fight.html SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — New day. New lawmakers. Same old pension-reform dispute. Illinois legislators failed to deliver a solution Tuesday to a ballooning, $96 billion pension deficit. As a new General Assembly prepared to take the oath Wednesday, lawmakers said they would try again with fresh legislation and a larger Democratic majority, but there was n... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1808770-day-lawmakers-ill-pension-fight.html 2013-01-09T15:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1799102-gay-marriage-supporters-to-session.html SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With a vote to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois looking less likely to happen in the next few days, supporters of marriage equality are looking ahead to the following legislative session as their next best hope. A Senate committee voted 8-5 late Thursday in favor of a bill that would allow gay marriage. But with key supporte... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1799102-gay-marriage-supporters-to-session.html 2013-01-04T11:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1791984-illinois-dragging-feet-huge-pension-problem.html CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois, a state with a reputation for political wheeling and dealing, backroom handshakes and 11th-hour bargains, is dragging its feet on the one deal needed to solve its biggest crisis in a generation. Lawmakers will convene again the first week in January in hopes of fixing the nation's worst case of underfunding state employees' pensio... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 14:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1791984-illinois-dragging-feet-huge-pension-problem.html 2012-12-30T14:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1787338-laws-glance-eyedrops-brakes-facebook.html As 2013 begins, many states are enacting new laws dealing with gay rights, child safety, abortion, immigration and other perennial concerns. Some other topics states are dealing with in new laws: ANIMAL WELFARE Pennsylvania will prohibit use of carbon monoxide chambers to destroy animals at shelters and will make it easier for shelters to get drugs for a ... Wed, 26 Dec 2012 17:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1787338-laws-glance-eyedrops-brakes-facebook.html 2012-12-26T17:11:00Z 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 http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1724278-tax-credit-luring-pre-broadway-to-chicago.html CHICAGO (AP) — The New York-bound musical "Kinky Boots" enjoyed a pre-Broadway run at a downtown Chicago theater this fall, but only after the state of Illinois lured producers with something that's scarce these days — money. The Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein production that's based on a 2005 movie, along with a second musical, "Big Fish," were the fi... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1724278-tax-credit-luring-pre-broadway-to-chicago.html 2012-11-26T17:29:00Z