Illinois State Politics
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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 ...
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Electioneering at taxpayer expenseJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, the taxpayers of the Northwest suburbs paid for State Senator Matt Murphy and State Rep. Syd Mathias to send out 35,000 mailers, advertising themselves in the ...
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Legislature candidates face legal challengesApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The candidacies of three state legislative hopefuls from Lake County -- two Republicans and one Democrat -- face legal challenges. Democratic operatives are formally pro...
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Republican challenger enters state House raceApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A Republican candidate on Monday entered the 57th House District race in a challenge to Democratic incumbent state Rep. Elaine Nekritz for the seat she first won in 2002...
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Thanks, voters, for primary winMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to take this opportunity to thank the voters in Illinois House District 66 for their strong show of support for me as a Republican Candidate in the February...