Kendall County
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New lawmakers take oath of office hours after big tax voteJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Members of the new Illinois General Assembly were sworn in Wednesday afternoon, facing the aftermath of the tax increase approved by lawmakers just hours e...
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New Waubonsee campus to grace downtown AuroraJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Waubonsee Community College's $50 million new campus in downtown Aurora is getting set for its June 1 scheduled opening, as workers install technology and furnishings in...
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How lawmakers voted on income tax increaseJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - The House voted 60-57 on a 66 percent income tax increase. Here's how suburban lawmakers voted. Illinois House Suzanne “Suzie” Bassi, R, Palatine N Mark H. Beaubien Jr....
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Suburbanites in Haiti: 'Every day is a new struggle'Jan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — Haiti is in a nightmare from which it can't awaken. Conditions in Port-au-Prince, the onetime city of art, music and diverse culture, are barely ...
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Huge gambling expansion plan diesJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A hotly debated plan that could have changed the way suburban residents gamble through the construction of new casinos and installation of slot machines at...
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Your new General Assembly, ready for workJan 10, 2011 10:00 pm - Two years ago, lawmakers were sworn in at a January ceremony as they always are. But things changed quickly when, minutes later, new lawmakers took their first vote — to...
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Tea parties offer sympathyJan 09, 2011 12:00 am - Tea party organizations nationwide offered their sympathy Saturday in the wake the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords that killed six others and left h...
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Roskam, Giffords radio partnersJan 09, 2011 12:00 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com Congressman Peter Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, and Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, a Democrat, are paired in a Na...
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Man lights truck on fire, throws knives during car showJan 08, 2011 10:00 pm - An Oswego man died at the Newark Car Show on Saturday after a fight during which he lit his truck on fire and threw knives at another man, the Kendall County sheriff's o...
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Area lawmakers respond to Arizona shootingJan 07, 2011 10:00 pm - The news made U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's stomach lurch. While watching football at a Northbrook deli Saturday, Kirk was hit with the news that Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle...