Illinois State Politics
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Murphy no help to young adults who need health insuranceAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Once again, Matt Murphy doesn't get it. Even as families with young adults in the "rich" Northwest suburbs are being hit with higher property taxes, higher fuel costs, h...
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Link bad for Lake economy, residentsAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm concerned for the citizens of Lake County. Our local economy is stagnant, and what's worse is that our county is resting in the hands of people who have their own in...
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Governor should sign ethics bill nowAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois House of Representatives and State Senate passed HB 824, which bars state officials from accepting campaign donations from any business which has state cont...
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Murphy exploits county sales taxAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Blagojevich is starting to rub off on my State Sen. Matt Murphy. He thinks that legislating via press conference and press releases is going to actually repeal the...
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State reps, rivals spar over pay raise optionsAug 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Democratic state Reps. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates and Paul Froehlich of Schaumburg, eager to reject a scheduled pay raise for Illinois legislators, say they'll donat...
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Politician denies anti-tax proposal is election relatedAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Matt Murphy won't admit his latest bill is already dead. But he concedes it's an uphill battle, trying to roll back the Cook County sales tax increase via a state l...
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Illinois District 30 needs Keith GrayAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Do most readers of the Lake County Daily Herald really know what their own representatives in the Illinois General Assembly have been up to in Springfield doing the peop...
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Law could make Cook Co. split easierJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - State Sen. Matt Murphy made an appearance at Monday's Palatine village council meeting to speak briefly about legislation he and State Rep. Suzie Bassi have proposed tha...
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Illinois House Republicans lay out alternative agendaJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Illinois House Republicans, trying to bolster their numbers and relevance in Springfield, offered a seven-point legislative agenda during a town-hall meeting in Arlingto...
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Prochno, Naughton ran great health fairJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently I volunteered at a Health Fair which was hosted by Elk Grove trustee and Republican nominee for state representative Christine Prochno and Claire Naughton, the ...