Erin Hegarty
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Low-income parents face day care crisis as funding runs outJan 30, 2015 12:01 am - Robin Nordin says the challenges facing her Kiddie Junction Educational Institute in Des Plaines are like a row of dominoes ready to topple. More than half of the 105 ch...
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Lawmakers: COD should pay consequences for Breuder buyoutJan 29, 2015 12:01 am - Some suburban lawmakers want to punish College of DuPage for President Robert Breuder's $762,868 severance package. State Rep. Jeanne Ives, a Wheaton Republican, called ...
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Proposal would bar more sex offenders from carnivalsJan 28, 2015 12:01 am - A suburban state legislator wants stricter laws to keep sex offenders from working at carnivals and fairs. The bill introduced by Rep. Marty Moylan, a Des Plaines Democr...
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Topinka left $1 million in campaign fundJan 23, 2015 12:00 am - Close to $1 million is still sitting in the late Judy Baar Topinka's campaign fund, leaving the fund's officers to decide what to do with it. At the beginning of the yea...
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Obama veto threat targets Kirk plan on IranJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a Highland Park Republican, said he expects the Senate to move forward with a proposal increasing sanctions on Iran despite President Barack Obama's...
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Gambling backers renew casino push despite declinesJan 20, 2015 4:30 am - Backers of more gambling in Illinois are getting ready to introduce legislation that would create five new casinos and allow slot machines at horse racing tracks like Ar...
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Concealed carry applications fall far short of projectionsJan 16, 2015 12:01 am - Even though the Chicago area accounts for most of the population in Illinois, fewer than half the applications to legally carry a concealed weapon have come from Chicago...
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New state lawmakers start finding their way aroundJan 14, 2015 12:00 am - New suburban state lawmakers were sworn in Wednesday afternoon, preparing to take on the serious challenges that face Illinois. But the new jobs also mean spending a lot...
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Sanguinetti emphasizes Latina roots at inaugurationJan 12, 2015 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti emphasized her Latina roots after being sworn into office Monday, taking her place as Gov. Bruce Rauner's No. 2. "As the daught...
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Rauner picks Lombard man as acting head of VAJan 12, 2015 12:01 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner appointed Harold Sawyer of Lombard to be the acting director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs Monday. Sawyer has worked with the agency ...