Illinois State Politics
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District 61 residents can exchange U.S. flagsNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - Residents of the 61st District wishing to turn in an old U.S. flag and exchange it for a new one may bring their used flag to the district office of State Representative...
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Area representatives address state, local issuesNov 02, 2015 12:00 am - About 70 business professionals and government officials listened to legislative leaders discuss local and state issues Monday during the Multi-Chamber 2015 Annual Fall ...
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Mundelein trustee Abernathy to run for state rep against SenteOct 30, 2015 1:00 am - House District 59 incumbent Democratic state Rep. Carol Sente will face a challenge in the 2016 election. Mundelein village Trustee Dawn Abernathy said she plans to run ...
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Editorial: Rauner, Madigan, let's do this in publicOct 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Imagine the political spectacle of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan and the other legislative leaders giving a public airing to the...
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Illinois: Get moving on funding for disabledOct 26, 2015 5:00 am - My son, Bryan, is a happy, loving, hardworking 17-year-old with moderate to severe autism, who attends a NSSEO school in Palatine. In the two-plus years he has been at h...
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Medical marijuana to be sold legally in suburbs 'very shortly'Oct 22, 2015 1:00 am - More than two years after lawmakers approved the landmark law, sales of medical marijuana to sick Illinoisans will begin “very shortly,” the program's director says. So ...
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Crespo to chair House education panelOct 22, 2015 1:00 am - State Rep. Fred Crespo, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, has been named the new chairman of the House Elementary and Secondary Education School Curriculum and Policies Commit...
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Laura Murphy's first Senate day includes Rauner meetingOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - State Sen. Laura Murphy started at the Capitol Tuesday in the midst of a historically long budget stalemate, and her first day included a meeting with Gov. Bruce Rauner....
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Munger: Illinois can't afford November pension paymentOct 14, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois' comptroller says the state doesn't have enough money in its checkbook to make its $560 million November payment to state pension systems. Retirees will continu...
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Senior Fair in LibertyvilleOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - State Rep. Ed Sullivan will host his annual senior fair on Friday, Oct. 16 at the Libertyville Sports Complex, 1950 N. Route 45, in Libertyville. The free fair will run ...