Kendall County
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Transit agencies, lawmakers try to fix paratransit fundingMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - Pace officials hope to avoid budget angst for disabled riders through legislation being pushed by suburban lawmakers. Facing a massive paratransit shortfall, Pace accept...
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House approves smoking in casinosMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Casinos looking to stop their declining revenue streams got some help Tuesday after the House approved a measure that would allow smoking on their gambling...
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Wave of pink-slips comes amid state education reform discussionMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - Last week, when the Carpentersville-based Community Unit District 300 school board voted to send layoff notices to more than 360 of the district's least experienced teac...
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O’Hare plans leave suburbs outMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Both sides give a little and get a little. That’s how you negotiate the end of a feud, even one as lengthy, costly and messy as the battle o...
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Yes, he really sleeps in the officeMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Set on being what he calls a “radically old kind of representative,” Joe Walsh is one of a handful of U.S. congressmen who sleep in their offices while in t...
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Walsh: A typical dayMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Saying he's out to make a difference — fast, Illinois' 8th District Rep. Joe Walsh has been moving at a breakneck pace since arriving in Washington, D.C., i...
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How suburban lawmakers voted on smoking in casinosMar 28, 2011 11:00 pm - How suburban lawmakers voted on allowing smoking in Illinois casinos Yes Chris Nybo, Elmhurst Republican; Linda Chapa LaVia, Aurora Democrat; Franco Coladipietro, Bloomi...
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At the leadership table, Roskam keeps suburban focusMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — A few rows deep on the right side of the House floor, Peter Roskam, Republican chief deputy whip and Illinois' 6th District representative, stands watching ...
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Suburbs still want western terminal at O'HareMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - A western terminal and its promise as a cash cow driving economic growth helped convince suburbs around O'Hare to drop resistance to airport expansion and join Chicago i...
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McCarthy friendship central to teamworkMar 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Rep. Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from Bakersfield, Calif., is the one who chose Wheaton Congressman Peter Roskam to a national Republican leadership position, as chief ...