Illinois State Politics
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Mussman: Petition calls on ICC to reject power linesMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - State Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg said Friday that her petition calling on the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject ComEd's proposed West Central Reliability P...
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McConchie likely to start state Senate term earlyMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Republican Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods is likely to get a head start on both an Illinois Senate term and the next election, a local GOP leader said. With state Sen. ...
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Elgin state senator talks of his future after election lossMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Come next January, state Sen. Mike Noland of Elgin will find himself out of office for the first time in 10 years. Noland, 55, lost his Democrat primary bid for the 8th ...
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Breaking down the Illinois primary, looking ahead to NovemberMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - What a week. From top to bottom, the ballot Tuesday was packed with interesting matchups that yielded a few surprises when the results came in. The big picture The...
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Man found guilty of threatening state representativeMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - A DuPage County jury deliberated for less than two hours Thursday before finding Stephen Bona guilty of two counts of making threatening telephone calls to state Rep. Je...
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McConchie claims victory in 26th state Senate DistrictMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - After nearly 48 hours of waiting for McHenry County votes to be counted, Dan McConchie declared victory Thursday afternoon in the race to replace state Sen. Dan Duffy in...
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Suburban Sen. Dan Duffy resigning early to lead children's advocacy groupMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - State Sen. Dan Duffy will step down in April, about nine months before his term ends, to lead Prevent Child Abuse America. "I think I'm on to my next and final phase of ...
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Jeanne Ives: Voice mail threat was frighteningMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives said she felt threatened and afraid when she learned of a voice mail left at her district office on March 20, 2013. The Wheaton legisla...
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With votes still to count, McConchie leads 26th District raceMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - With just provisional, mail-in and absentee ballots left to count in McHenry County, Dan McConchie held a 1,381-vote lead at the end of the day Wednesday in the tight th...
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Castro defeats Caramelli in 22nd District Democratic primaryMar 15, 2016 5:00 pm - Kane County Board member Cristina Castro won Tuesday's Democratic primary against state trooper Steve Caramelli for the state Senate's 22nd District seat, according to u...