Marty Hobe
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Galesburg man helping historic theaterOct 14, 2014 8:46 am - GALESBURG - A local man is giving his time, talents and money to help give the Orpheum Theatre much needed plaster renovations, a project expected to last well into next...
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IMSA spared cuts under new state budgetMay 28, 2014 10:47 pm - The Illinois Math and Science academy survived threats of significant cuts to its state funding under the latest budget plan being considered by state lawmakers. Earlier...
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Plan would end driver's license seizure for traffic offendersMay 23, 2014 10:21 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois driving delinquents could keep their driver's licenses after minor violations like speeding or rolling through a stop sign under legislation appro...
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Madigan: Votes not there to extend 5% income tax rateMay 22, 2014 10:59 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan told lawmakers to start drafting a pared-back budget after polling of his fellow Democrats showed they had barely ha...
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Pension penalties drop, but some schools still owe over $100,000May 19, 2014 5:09 am - Two of the largest suburban school districts paid six-figure penalties for giving pension-boosting pay hikes for retiring educators in the 2012-13 school year, eight yea...
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Suburban Democrats undecided on extending income tax hikeMay 12, 2014 7:40 am - SPRINGFIELD — With just three weeks before state lawmakers' deadline for approving a budget, most suburban Democrats are still on the fence about whether to vote to rene...
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Cook County voters choose GOP for first time since 1996May 08, 2014 5:57 pm - For the first time since 1996, suburban Cook County voters pulled more Republican ballots than Democratic ones in the March primary election, Clerk David Orr's office sa...
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Fallen Vernon Hills officer memoralized at state CapitolMay 02, 2014 5:10 am - SPRINGFIELD — On a chilly, cloudy and somber day, police officers from across the state gathered on the Illinois Capitol lawn Thursday to remember fallen officers includ...
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Lawmaker's fair map rejected in Ohio; now he backs similar effort in IllinoisApr 29, 2014 7:36 pm - Correction: The Chicago Urban League and Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund are not publicly opposing the independent map proposal or the Yes for Inde...
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Number of objections to concealed carry applications varies widely across suburbsApr 26, 2014 6:32 pm - Objections vary across the suburbs
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