Erin Hegarty
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Senate to consider property tax freeze TuesdayJun 05, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois Senate is set to debate property taxes next week, Sen. President John Cullerton announced Friday. Gov. Bruce Rauner says high property taxes are the "No. 1 ...
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What's included in Illinois police body camera proposalJun 02, 2015 1:00 am - Weeks after the shooting of Justus Howell by a Zion police officer was ruled a justifiable homicide by prosectors, Illinois lawmakers sent Gov. Bruce Rauner a plan that ...
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With state finances 'completely uncertain,' what will Rauner do?May 31, 2015 1:00 am - The battles of the spring that left suburban day cares, parents of autistic children and even court reporters desperate for answers about what the state would fund and w...
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Proposal to cap community college severances stalledMay 31, 2015 1:00 am - A proposal that would cap community college employee severance packages and limit contract lengths remains stalled in the Illinois House at least until lawmakers come ba...
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State Senate bill caps community college severances, contract lengthsMay 30, 2015 1:00 am - A dispute over a proposal to cap the size of community college severance deals and limit the length of contracts was set aside by lawmakers Saturday as they moved it one...
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Anti-heroin proposal sent to Gov. Rauner despite uncertain price tagMay 30, 2015 1:00 am - It's now up to Gov. Bruce Rauner to decide whether to sign off on a proposal that supporters say could diminish the suburban heroin abuse epidemic but that would cost th...
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Police body camera guidelines move forward in state legislatureMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - Weeks after the shooting of Justus Howell by a Zion police officer was ruled a justifiable homicide, lawmakers on Thursday started considering a plan to use money from t...
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College of DuPage-inspired reform stalls over disagreement on severance packagesMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - A disagreement between lawmakers and state community college presidents could halt reforms inspired by the College of DuPage's $762,868 buyout package offered to Preside...
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House moves DuPage-inspired package to curb heroin abuseMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - The fight against heroin abuse in the suburbs took a major legislative step forward Wednesday, as the House unanimously approved a package of legislation based largely o...
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Suburban Democrats say they won't back budget with $3 billion deficitMay 26, 2015 1:00 am - If Democrats want to send a budget to Gov. Bruce Rauner, they might have to do so without the votes of some suburban party members in the Illinois Senate. Some Senate De...