Illinois State Politics
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Working to make schools ‘the safe place’Dec 04, 2011 5:45 am - Lawmakers, school officials seek changes to reporting law
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Seminar in Wheeling Twp. on property tax appealsNov 30, 2011 11:00 pm - State Rep. Sid Mathias is sponsoring a seminar on how to appeal property tax assessments at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the Eugene Field Elementary School, 51 Saint Ar...
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Former Avon Twp. assessor turns tables on LeafbladNov 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Republican state Senate candidate Larry Leafblad is accused in a complaint of abusing the court system by filing a lawsuit just to derail the re-election bid of former A...
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Editorial: Remembering how much there is to give thanks forNov 24, 2011 5:00 am - Imagine a world in which Republicans and Democrats work together for the common good, in which government programs actually serve people in need, in which neighbors help...
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Candidate gets out front of foreclosure proceedingNov 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Like many these days, the Jarratt family in Round Lake Beach lost a job, missed mortgage payments and wound up in foreclosure. “I was seven months underemployed before I...
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Trial ends in Illinois redistricting lawsuitNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - The fate of Illinois’ new congressional districts is in the hands of three federal judges after a trial that will decide a Republican lawsuit against the Democrat-drawn ...
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Town-hall meeting planned Tuesday in SchaumburgNov 08, 2011 11:00 pm - State Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg will host a town-hall meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Frost Junior High School, 320 W. Wise Road, Schaumburg. The event ...
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Another Republican joins 31st state Senate raceNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - The Republican field for the 31st state Senate seat grew Monday as Linwood “Lennie” Jarratt, an activist from Round Lake Beach and co-founder of the Lake County Tea Part...
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Crespo to hold Nov. 16 town hall in Hanover ParkNov 03, 2011 12:00 am - State Rep. Fred Crespo will host a town-hall meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Hanover Park village hall, 2121 W. Lake St. Crespo, a Hoffman Estates De...
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Facing domestic problems, Suzi Schmidt won’t run in 2012Oct 31, 2011 12:00 am - Beleaguered by domestic problems and questions about her possibly improper use of political influence, state Sen. Suzi Schmidt on Monday announced she won’t seek re-elec...