Illinois State Politics
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O'Hare noise a major issue in McAuliffe-Marwig raceOct 26, 2016 1:00 am - The 20th state House district includes parts of Des Plaines, Rosemont, Park Ridge, Niles, Schiller Park and Chicago's Northwest Side - all areas heavily impacted by nois...
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Yingling and Drobinski in another bitter Illinois House campaignOct 26, 2016 1:00 am - Two candidates for a state House seat in Lake County are embroiled in another bitter campaign mirroring their 2014 race. Democratic state Rep. Sam Yingling and Republica...
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Lester: PAC leader says gridlock has eroded GOP support of abortion rightsOct 24, 2016 5:30 am - There was a time when Personal PAC, the women's reproductive rights political action committee, included 17 Republicans in the Illinois House and six in the Senate among...
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Candidates for 46th House Dist. discuss workmen's compensationOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - The candidates for the state's 46th District House seat agree that lowering property taxes and keeping businesses in Illinois should be a goal of state legislators. The ...
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State Senate candidates Murphy, Thillens debate ties to party bossesOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - Democratic incumbent state Sen. Laura Murphy and Republican challenger Mel Thillens fended off accusations from one another about being beholden to party leaders and spe...
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Endorsement: Holan for House District 46Oct 19, 2016 1:00 am - Despite being pretty liberal for DuPage County, Democrat Deb Conroy won the House seat in 2012 and again in 2014. Her first two years showed some decent cross-aisle move...
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Rooney serves as Arlington Heights principal for the dayOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - Newly sworn state Sen. Tom Rooney is gearing up for the rough and tumble world of Springfield politics. What better way to prepare than presiding over a grade school? Ro...
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Crespo, Baumer talk school funding reformOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - The candidates for the 44th District state House seat are comparing their views and experience levels when it comes to addressing possible changes to Illinois' school fu...
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Mussman, Bernas disagree on prevailing wages, workers' compensationOct 13, 2016 1:00 am - The candidates for the 56th District Illinois House seat agree that lowering property taxes should be a goal of state legislators, but have different ideas on how to mak...
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Endorsement: Castro in Senate Dist. 22Oct 13, 2016 1:00 am - There is no incumbent in Senate District 22, as incumbent Mike Noland is retiring. The challengers are Democrat Cristina Castro of Elgin, a longtime Kane County Board me...