Illinois State Politics
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Stopgap money for social services passes legislature, but budget concerns remainMay 12, 2016 1:00 am - After 11 months, community organizations that provide support for sexual assault victims, addiction treatment, homelessness prevention and other human services could rec...
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Many states have OK'd two budgets while Illinois fails to finish oneMay 09, 2016 1:00 am -
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Rauner: Suburban schools shouldn't suffer to help Chicago schoolsMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner on Monday continued his push for school funding, telling students and faculty at Lakes Community High School in Lake Villa they shouldn't suffer becaus...
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Report: Mothers, other women hurt more by budget impasseMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - Women and mothers are disproportionately hurt by the ongoing state budget impasse, according to a new report. Randi Gurian, CEO of The Harbour, a homeless youth provider...
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Technology workshop for seniors in Des PlainesMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - Seniors can bring their smartphones and other electronic devices to get answers on how to use them properly during a free senior technology workshop Tuesday in Des Plain...
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Watch: 550,000 sign petition for new legislative mapping authorityMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - A group that wants an independent commission to draw state legislative districts in Illinois turned in boxes of petition signatures Friday to ask voters to approve the c...
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State Sen. Bush: Rauner delaying my government consolidation effortsApr 28, 2016 1:00 am - Local government consolidation is a cornerstone of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's Turnaround Agenda, but one Democratic lawmaker says her attempts to collaborate with hi...
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DuPage senior meal program could come back, for nowApr 28, 2016 1:00 am - Meals at community centers for about 1,000 low-income senior citizens in DuPage County that were cut in the face of the state budget stalemate could resume as early as M...
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Advocates push for abuse-deterrent painkillersApr 26, 2016 1:00 am - Anti-heroin advocates Tuesday pushed for legislation that would require Illinois insurance companies to cover prescription opioids that they say deter abuse by being dif...
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Illinois Supreme Court will hear arguments in LisleApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court will hear oral arguments at a school for the first time in history when justices hear cases at Benedictine University in Lisle next month. Two...