Illinois State Politics
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More pension proposals create less consensusMar 04, 2013 7:49 pm - SPRINGFIELD — In the year since Gov. Pat Quinn declared it was time for a “rendezvous with reality” on issues like the state’s rising pension costs, suburban lawmakers h...
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Nekritz delivers bad news to Dist. 15 officialsFeb 21, 2013 9:42 am - The budget crisis in Illinois — and subsequent trickle-down effect on schools — has gotten so bad that Palatine Township Elementary District 15 officials can’t help but ...
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Yingling to open constitutent service office in HainesvilleFeb 18, 2013 2:26 pm - State Rep. Sam Yingling invites constituents to join him for the opening of his new full-time constituent service office in Hainesville on Friday, Feb. 22. The open hous...
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Emanuel calling on suburban lawmakers to help with gun-control questFeb 13, 2013 10:15 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is enlisting suburban state senators' help in his push for tougher gun control legislation. Republican Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale told the Daily...
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Meet with Yingling:Feb 13, 2013 3:16 pm - House District 62 State Rep. Sam Yingling of Grayslake will meet with constituents during a visit to Honey Hill Coffee Company, 107 S. Main St., Wauconda, on Friday, Feb...
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State Rep. McSweeney to host first town-hall meetingFeb 12, 2013 12:06 pm - Newly elected state Rep. David McSweeney, a Barrington Hills Republican representing the 52nd House District, will host his first town-hall meeting from 10 to 11 a.m. Sa...
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Duffy mulls Taser legislation after friend's deathFeb 02, 2013 10:00 pm - The death of a friend he made on a quest to learn more about the needs of black communities has inspired a suburban state senator to look into authoring legislation regu...
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Moylan to host town hall in Elk Grove TownshipFeb 01, 2013 5:30 pm - State Rep. Marty Moylan will conduct a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the Elk Grove Township offices, 2400 S. Arlington Heights Road in Arlington Hei...
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State rep seeks advisers:Jan 31, 2013 3:54 pm - State Rep. Sam Yingling is looking for residents to join advisory committees to discuss legislation being considered in the House and to help develop new legislation tha...
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Moylan opens Des Plaines constituent service officeJan 30, 2013 10:27 am - State Rep. Marty Moylan, a Des Plaines Democrat representing the 55th House District, will conduct an open house Saturday, Feb. 9, inaugurating his new constituent servi...