Illinois State Politics
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Leaders preach civility as mask debate continues on House floor
Feb 22, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the first half-hour of House session Tuesday at the Capitol, the leaders of each party made calls for civility, two lawmakers recounted their recollecti...
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Lawmakers throw $2,800 in groceries into carts in race to benefit Fox Valley food pantriesFeb 21, 2022 12:00 am - State Sen. Don DeWitte and state Rep. Suzanne Ness hit the Batavia Jewel-Osco Monday morning for a friendly grocery store race benefiting two area food pantries and hund...
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State must prioritize refilling unemployment fund or saddle businesses with tax hikesFeb 20, 2022 12:00 am - Shortly after graduating from college, I purchased a 1995 Ford Taurus from my parents. I loved everything about that car: the maroon interior, the slate gray exterior. ...
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Bartlett mayor announces campaign for state House seatFeb 20, 2022 12:00 am - Citing his financial background and record of promoting growth, Bartlett Mayor Kevin Wallace has announced he is running as a Republican for the 49th District state Hous...
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The state could broaden police authority to use drones. Here's what that would mean.Feb 18, 2022 4:15 am - From searching for missing persons to getting a bird's-eye view of a crime scene or traffic crash, the uses of drones by police departments across the suburbs are growin...
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Health-data bill, subject of death threats, stalledFeb 17, 2022 12:00 am - State Rep. Deb Conroy has moved her staff, and health-data legislation she sponsored has been sidelined in the wake of a campaign against the bill that included death th...
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Arlington Heights attorney challenging Walker for 53rd District House seatFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - Arlington Heights veteran and attorney Jack Vrett declared Tuesday as a Republican candidate to challenge Democratic state Rep. Mark Walker in the 53rd House District. "...
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Blood drive Feb. 8 in PalatineJan 23, 2022 12:00 am - The office of state Rep. Tom Morrison will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p. m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, in partnership with Palatine Township and the nonprofit Vitalant. ...
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Editorial: State should boost fund to municipalities and help control property taxesJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - Costs are rising for all of us. Inflation has increased the price of everything from gas and groceries to new and used cars, and it seems inevitable that as those expens...
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Didech, newcomers in 54th, 55th districts announce 2022 candidaciesJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Democratic state Rep. Daniel Didech of Buffalo Grove and a pair of political newcomers have announced their candidacies for seats representing the Northwest suburbs in t...