http://www.daily-chronicle.comRSS from www.daily-chronicle.comen-usCHICAGO – Members of Illinois' tea party movement say they'll protest outside IRS offices in four cities over revelations that the agency targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/21/illinois-tea-party-to-protest-at-irs-offices/a29o3sq/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/21/illinois-tea-party-to-protest-at-irs-offices/a29o3sq/Tue, 21 May 2013 16:48:00 GMTNORMAL – School officials and some students say a ban on smoking in high traffic areas at Illinois State University is going smoothly so far.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/20/smokers-adapting-to-ban-at-illinois-state-university/aq8rx9c/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/20/smokers-adapting-to-ban-at-illinois-state-university/aq8rx9c/Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTCHICAGO – A manager of Chicago’s Navy Pier rode the tourist spot’s Ferris wheel for more than two days – 384 times, up and around – bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/20/ferris-wheel-ride-world-record-broken-in-chicago/a3giyj3/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/20/ferris-wheel-ride-world-record-broken-in-chicago/a3giyj3/Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTST. LOUIS – A coroner said the five people killed and six hospitalized after a van careened off of a southern Illinois freeway were men returning from a California religious event.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/20/5-killed-in-crash-in-ill-van-coming-from-calif/a37hd6g/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/20/5-killed-in-crash-in-ill-van-coming-from-calif/a37hd6g/Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTCHICAGO – Gov. Pat Quinn said Illinois lawmakers have a chance to make history on two fronts this month by approving a plan to fix the state’s decades-old pension crisis and legalizing same-sex marriage.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/20/gov-quinn-illinois-has-chance-to-make-history/ao5gwvb/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/20/gov-quinn-illinois-has-chance-to-make-history/ao5gwvb/Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:00 GMThttp://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/20/ill-state-police-5-killed-in-i-70-van-crash/a22nt7k/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/20/ill-state-police-5-killed-in-i-70-van-crash/a22nt7k/Mon, 20 May 2013 18:18:04 GMTSPRINGFIELD – An Illinois agency manager might have to delay retirement. A former university secretary wonders whether she’ll have to cancel vacations. A state office assistant fears he won’t be able to afford the medical care his wife needs.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/19/state-workers-anxious-as-lawmakers-debate-pensions/ak1nsra/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/19/state-workers-anxious-as-lawmakers-debate-pensions/ak1nsra/Mon, 20 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTCHICAGO – Seeking to keep pace with changing technology, Illinois toughened penalties Saturday for those who use social media and text messaging to organize violent “flash mobs” like those that have occurred on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue and in other tourist areas.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/18/illinois-cracks-down-on-social-media-flash-mobs/a3grtna/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/18/illinois-cracks-down-on-social-media-flash-mobs/a3grtna/Sun, 19 May 2013 02:09:00 GMTSPRINGFIELD – The Illinois General Assembly has just two weeks left in Springfield before it adjourns for the summer, leaving lawmakers with a tight deadline for action on issues including tackling the state’s pension crisis, gay marriage and how guns will be allowed to be carried in public.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/18/ill-lawmakers-face-tough-votes-before-adjourning/ak4kiol/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/18/ill-lawmakers-face-tough-votes-before-adjourning/ak4kiol/Sun, 19 May 2013 02:07:00 GMTSPRINGFIELD – Medical marijuana use in Illinois is now in Gov. Pat Quinn’s hands after the state Senate approved legislation.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/17/ill-senate-approves-bill-medical-marijuana-use-in-quinns-hands/apgtji2/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/17/ill-senate-approves-bill-medical-marijuana-use-in-quinns-hands/apgtji2/Sat, 18 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTCHICAGO – Community groups in Illinois have been given more time to apply for $28 million in grants to help consumers learn how to shop for health insurance that will be available under President Barack Obama's health overhaul law.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/18/illinois-extends-deadline-for-health-guide-grants/aiqb8oi/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/18/illinois-extends-deadline-for-health-guide-grants/aiqb8oi/Sat, 18 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTCHICAGO – As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/16/preemies-get-boost-from-music-therapy/atnpkh2/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/16/preemies-get-boost-from-music-therapy/atnpkh2/Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTSPRINGFIELD – An Illinois Senate panel approved a measure Thursday allowing the carrying of concealed weapons, but the committee's move followed sharp questioning from Republicans concerning whether packing a gun in Chicago should require special permission and how authorities would determine who is fit to carry.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/16/illinois-senate-panel-oks-concealed-carry-bill/a3hya68/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/16/illinois-senate-panel-oks-concealed-carry-bill/a3hya68/Thu, 16 May 2013 21:34:00 GMTSPRINGFIELD – 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.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/15/drama-adds-intrigue-to-governors-race/amvxupu/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/15/drama-adds-intrigue-to-governors-race/amvxupu/Thu, 16 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTST. LOUIS – More than eight decades since bootlegging gangster Charlie Birger became Illinois' last person publicly hanged, the southern Illinois city that has clung to his legend finally has the case's biggest and most-elusive relic: the gallows from which he swung for his role in the killing of a nearby mayor.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/15/gallows-from-illinois-last-public-hanging-found/awby23f/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/15/gallows-from-illinois-last-public-hanging-found/awby23f/Thu, 16 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTCHICAGO – A scowling Donald Trump raised his voice on the witness stand Wednesday while an attorney grilled him and then rolled his eyes at the “Apprentice” star’s answers, leading a federal judge to scold both men in open court and order them to behave.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/15/judge-scolds-trump-attorney-in-court/aami1cd/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/15/judge-scolds-trump-attorney-in-court/aami1cd/Thu, 16 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTST. LOUIS – Six federal marshals were honored Monday for bravery for their actions during a 2011 St. Louis gunfight that killed one of their own, along with a drug suspect they were looking to arrest.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/13/6-marshals-to-be-honored-for-bravery-in-gunfight/a7ypjkl/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/13/6-marshals-to-be-honored-for-bravery-in-gunfight/a7ypjkl/Tue, 14 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTCHICAGO – Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon said she is in favor of a bill allowing the medical use of marijuana, explaining Sunday that testimony from seriously ill veterans and other patients helped change her mind.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/13/lt-gov-simon-voices-support-for-medical-marijuana-in-illinois/a79yrid/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/13/lt-gov-simon-voices-support-for-medical-marijuana-in-illinois/a79yrid/Mon, 13 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTSPRINGFIELD – Eleven Illinois counties that suffered damage from last month’s flooding have been declared federal disaster areas.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/11/11-flood-hit-ill-counties-deemed-disaster-areas/anhs3o9/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/11/11-flood-hit-ill-counties-deemed-disaster-areas/anhs3o9/Sun, 12 May 2013 10:30:00 GMTDIXON – The city of Dixon is citing a deposition by a former branch manager in its lawsuit against the bank, where former city Comptroller Rita Crundwell had a secret account that she used in her theft of nearly $54 million.http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/11/city-of-dixon-targets-bank-over-crundwell-theft/aagqbha/http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/05/11/city-of-dixon-targets-bank-over-crundwell-theft/aagqbha/Sun, 12 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT