Illinois
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Vote on taxesMay 30, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate voted 31-27 with one member voting "present" on a plan to expand the sales tax to a litany of services and raise the income tax to 5 pe...
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Swine flu won't cost schools state fundingMay 30, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban schools won't lose funding for swine flu closures under a plan headed to the governor's desk. The Illinois legislature approved a proposal that wo...
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Significant gambling expansion clears Senate
May 30, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Senate is approving significant gambling expansion in Illinois. Waukegan Democratic Sen. Terry Link's legislation would add casinos in Chicago, Rockfo...
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More casinos, slots at Arlington likely off the tableMay 30, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Don't bet on seeing slot machines at Arlington Park anytime soon. While the Illinois Senate late Saturday night approved a huge gambling expansion plan - i...
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Teachers unions monitoring "two-tier" pension discussionMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Teachers union representatives are keeping a watchful eye on state legislators this weekend to see if they will take up a proposal to split the teacher pension system in...
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Ins and outs of campaign reformMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Unions, businesses and other special interests would be banned from spending money on behalf of candidates under a campaign finance law advancing toward th...
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Lack of votes in House stalls income tax hike billMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - House Democrats pulled the plug Friday on a potential tax hike after it became clear they lacked the votes to pass it. "There is not widespread support for...
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Suburban lawmaker pushes gambling as tax hike alternativeMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - With tax hikes stalled at the Capitol, one suburban lawmaker said gambling expansion should be reconsidered as a possible state budget fix. "I think it sho...
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Video poker slammed as worst of all possible optionsMay 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Anti-gambling forces ramped up pressure on Gov. Pat Quinn Friday, lining up three academic experts to blast a deal to legalize video gambling in bars, clubs and restaura...
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Young girl dies at Rock Island water parkMay 28, 2009 11:00 pm - ROCK ISLAND -- Rock Island school officials say a 6-year-old kindergarten student died after she was pulled from the water by lifeguards at the Whitewater Junction publi...