Illinois State Politics
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Walker is committed to helping small businessNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - I believe that the Nov. 6 election will be a watershed for our nation. I also believe that the upcoming election in Illinois will have a great impact on the future of ou...
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Crespo is obviously beholden to MadiganNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - I just read the Daily Herald article where Fred Crespo talks about how bad property taxes are. It's laughable. This is from the guy who voted to raise taxes by 32 percen...
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Gillespie will be a loud voice for stateNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - I had the opportunity to meet Ann Gillespie about a year ago. So many women weren't liking what we saw happening with our government. Ann was braver than most of us. She...
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Gillespie will be very effective advocate for usNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - As Ann Gillespie's friend for over 25 years, I can confidently say that she will be the most effective advocate in the state senate for our community. From sharing ideas...
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House candidates Miller Walsh, Edly-Allen disagree on term limitsOct 31, 2018 5:32 am - Republican state Rep. Helene Miller Walsh and opponent Mary Edly-Allen differ on whether term limits should be pursued for Illinois' legislative leaders. Edly-Allen, a ...
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State senator sought to weaken biometric privacy protections he had championedOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - Democratic state Sen. Terry Link championed an Illinois law meant to guard people's data culled from biometric markers on social media. Then he made what critics said w...
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McConchie, Georges differ on proposals for progressive income taxOct 29, 2018 1:00 am - Talk about moving from a flat to a graduated income tax rate in Illinois has Republican state Sen. Dan McConchie and his Democratic challenger on different sides of the ...
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Costa Howard questions Breen's votes on gun-control billsOct 26, 2018 1:00 am - Incumbent Republican Peter Breen and Democratic challenger Terra Costa Howard are sparring over his votes on gun-control measures in the bitter race for the 48th House D...
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Morrison retracts letter supporting pastor convicted of physically abusing kidsOct 25, 2018 1:00 am - State Rep. Tom Morrison on Thursday retracted his earlier letter of support for a Christian teacher and pastor convicted of aggravated assault for severely spanking chil...
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Challenger brings supporters to Mazzochi's office to refute 'attack ad'Oct 24, 2018 1:00 am - No, Republican state Rep. Deanne Mazzochi did not decorate her Westmont office with her opponent's signs as an early Halloween prank. Instead, her opponent in the Nov. 6...