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Concealed-Carry
3:19 pm
Thu June 6, 2013

While Waiting On State Action, Madison County Sets Its Own Guidelines For Concealed Carry

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Updated at 11:50 a.m., Friday, June 7 & 3:14 p.m. 

The Illinois State Police on Friday issued a response to Gibbons' letter. The state police, along with the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police and the Illinois Sheriff's Association, say they will continue to enforce state law which prohibits the carrying of "an immediately accessible firearm on your person or in your vehicle regardless of whether it is concealed." Violating the law can result in an arrest.

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Ill. General Assembly
9:48 am
Mon June 3, 2013

Ill. Same-Sex Marriage Sponsor Facing Backlash

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Ill. Rep. Greg Harris is facing backlash for not calling same-sex marriage legislation for a vote before the General Assembly adjourned on Friday, May 31, 2013.
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The sponsor of same-sex marriage legislation is facing a backlash for not calling it for a vote before the Illinois General Assembly adjourned on Friday. 

Gay rights activists praised Rep. Greg Harris in 2011 for helping pass civil unions. Some of those same activists are now criticizing him.

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