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STATE NEWS
DECEMBER 19, 2013
Vol. 7 No. 23
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Illiana clears another hurdle Public hearings scheduled for January By Nick Reiher Managing Editor
STORY & Photos By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter A FOID card isn’t enough to prepare a person for concealed carry, officials say. Illinois residents will be able to apply for a license to carry a concealed firearm at the cost of $150 for a five-year license.
“Illinois’ new law is arguably amongst the most restrictive of all the state laws when it comes to the background investigation (and) training and places a permit-holder is restricted from carrying.” - Will County Board Member Don Moran, D-Romeoville
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Plans for the Illiana Tollway cleared another hurdle Dec. 12 as an Indiana planning agency approved the project. The Northwestern Gov. Pat Quinn Indiana Regional Planning Commission voted to include the Illiana Corridor as a fiscally constrained project in their 2040 Comprehensive Regional Plan.This follows Chicago Metropolitan Agency for P l a n n i n g inclusion of http://www.illianacorridor.org/ this project into their long range plans last October. This vote allows the Illinois and Indiana departments of transportation to continue
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