Articles filed under Illinois Senate
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Key statehouse battles take shape in suburbsOct 01, 2012 5:30 am - SPRINGFIELD — Campaigns for seats in Springfield representing the suburbs are drawing lots of attention from both political parties as they wrestle for more control at t...
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Schaumburg PTAs host state candidates’ forumSep 28, 2012 12:03 pm - The Schaumburg Township Council of PTAs will host a candidates’ forum at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Addams Junior High School, 700 S. Springinsguth Road in Schaumburg...
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23rd Senate candidates focus on job creationSep 27, 2012 12:00 pm - The two candidates for state Senate in the 23rd District agree on one thing: job creation is the most important issue facing their constituents. But incumbent Republica...
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Candidate forums planned for Waukegan, GrayslakeSep 27, 2012 10:00 am - Lake County voters can learn where candidates for state and county offices stand on important issues at a pair of public forums next month. One event will be Oct. 10 in ...
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Senate 28 hopefuls talk jobs, income taxSep 27, 2012 5:30 am - The two hopefuls vying for the 28th Senate District seat in November agree creating jobs will require reforming the way Illinois does business, but they differ on just h...
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Senate candidates talk taxes, regulation and jobsSep 25, 2012 10:07 pm - Cary Collins, a Hoffman Estates attorney and Republican challenger in the 22nd District Senate race, tried to convince voters Tuesday that Springfield needs new faces — ...
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Attitude toward animals NeanderthalSep 23, 2012 4:40 am - It’s been said that you can judge a society by the way it treats its animals. If that’s the case, future generations surely will believe that Illinois legislators and Ka...
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Gambling divides 30th Senate District hopefulsSep 22, 2012 8:00 am - The candidates running for the 30th state Senate seat have opposing views on legalized gambling, particularly casinos. Incumbent Democrat Terry Link has been a very publ...
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Murphy, Page vie for 27th district senate seatSep 21, 2012 1:00 pm - State Sen. Matt Murphy is facing David Page, an Arlington Heights financial analyst, in his quest to be re-elected for a fourth term representing the 27th district in th...
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Redrawn Senate 28 district may pose challenge for candidatesSep 19, 2012 10:12 am - Republican political newcomer Jim O’Donnell says independent voters may turn the tide in his favor in a Democrat-leaning 28th Senate District, while Democratic state Sen...