FOID application
SouthtownStar—Should gun owners’ names be released to public?, “The attorney general’s office, trying to enforce the state’s Freedom of Information law, told state police this week to release to an Associated Press reporter the list of names of firearm owner’s identification cards.”
- (AP) Peoria Journal Star—Illinois long-term pension debt jumps sharply, “The long-term gap between what Illinois owes future retirees and the money available to pay them jumped 21 percent under a new measuring system…”
- Chicago Tribune—Rahm Emanuel says secretly funded group should reveal donors in City Council election, “Emanuel’s request came in response to Thursday’s Tribune story about the group For A Better Chicago. In turn, the group’s leader said future donations to council candidates will be transparent, and one alderman said she would return the group’s money.”
- Chicago Tribune—Illinois moves to close Alden Village North nursing home, “The action follows a Tribune investigative series in October that revealed a 10-year pattern of neglect and death at the North Side facility, which cares for about 90 children and adults with severe developmental disabilities.”
- (AP) State Journal Register—Public works dispute heading to Illinois Supreme Court, “The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to resolve a dispute over taxes that pay for public works projects across the state.”
