Kerry Lester
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Elk Grove Village: County sales tax hike would cost us $866,000Jul 06, 2015 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village could see its revenue drop by nearly $900,000 next year if Cook County passes a sales tax increase, Mayor Craig Johnson is warning the Cook County Boar...
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3 things you need to know about using fireworks at homeJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - Dozens of fireworks stands are just over the border in Wisconsin and Indiana, but Illinois has some of the strictest rules in the nation about what kinds of devices can ...
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Rauner's plan to cut suburbs' tax share doesn't get a single voteMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Democrats agreed to give some of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's priority reforms a platform Wednesday but still voted them down in an exercise tha...
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Little chance state school funding overhaul will pass, lawmakers sayApr 20, 2015 5:30 am - Support wanes for efforts to rebalance
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As death of Lincoln marked, caretakers of tomb face setbacksApr 15, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Caretakers of Abraham Lincoln's tomb are on the defensive over an unflattering critique in National Geographic magazine and looming budget cuts that could ...
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Rauner OKs budget fix averting shutdowns but cutting schoolsMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In an early major test of Illinois' newly divided government, the Senate passed a compromise plan Thursday to plug a $1.6 billion hole in this year's budge...
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University chiefs: Rauner budget cuts would be dramaticMar 11, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Presidents of three state public universities told lawmakers Thursday that GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposal to cut higher education funding by n...
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Illinois House speaker's panel meets to discuss school fundsMar 10, 2015 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - With the state's dire budget situation serving as an impetus, a bipartisan panel of House members Wednesday took up work begun by Democrats last...
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State superintendent warns of 'perfect storm' for districtsMar 02, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - As lawmakers consider revamping Illinois' outdated school funding formula, the state superintendent warned Tuesday that more education cuts woul...
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Cullerton says budget agreement with Rauner not closeFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has hit a roadblock in his effort to persuade lawmakers to give him more authority to patch a $1.6 billion hole in this year's...