Illinois State Politics
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Dillard resigns; officials name Nybo replacementAug 04, 2014 1:01 am - Longtime state Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Republican, announced his resignation from the post as he moves on to be chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority b...
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Palatine business mediates who gets dog in divorcesAug 03, 2014 7:45 am - The dissolution of Susan and Paul Barthel's marriage has been working its way through the Will County divorce courts for two years. That's 14 in dog years for Pepper, th...
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Rockford legislator's replacement namedJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. - Winnebago County Democrats have named a replacement for state Rep. Chuck Jefferson, who resigned. The Rockford Register Star reported Thursday that Jef...
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Arlington Heights girls eager for signing of puppy mill billJul 31, 2014 1:00 am - Three Arlington Heights girls who lobbied state legislators in March about strengthening state law that punishes puppy mill owners will be on hand Saturday when Gov. Pat...
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Editorial: Homeless education funding scarce but neededJul 29, 2014 5:01 am - As we learned in staff writer Melissa Silverberg's story on Sunday, homeless students stopped a long time ago being just a Chicago problem. The number of Northwest subur...
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New law to help students with dyslexiaJul 12, 2014 1:01 am - A new Illinois law aims to help dyslexic students by training educators on how to better identify and teach young people with the learning disability. The measure signed...
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Moylan, Crespo giving up extra payJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Some Illinois lawmakers are taking matters into their own hands after the legislature moved for the first time in years not to take furlough days to save taxpayer dollar...
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DuPage panel keeps two Democrats on the ballot, removes a thirdJul 10, 2014 1:01 am - The name of state representative hopeful Marian Tomlinson shouldn't appear on the November ballot because the DuPage Democratic Party failed to comply with the state ele...
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Kirk Dillard: 'I'm ready to move on' from elected lifeJun 27, 2014 5:00 am - As Republican state Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale steps aside, he says he's doing more looking forward than back. His appointment to lead the Regional Transportation Aut...
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RTA start means Senate end for DillardJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - mpyke@dailyherald.com The start of state Sen. Kirk Dillard's term as RTA chairman will signal the earlier-than-expected end to his more than 20-year career in the Illino...