Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Suburban lawmakers helping drive budget debateMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Suburban lawmakers were front and center for the daylong budget debate Friday that ended with more work to do before the state has a final spending plan. B...
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Illinois GOP files suit challenging remap processMay 12, 2011 12:00 am - Aiming to ensure its voice isn’t drowned out by the Democratic-controlled state House, Senate and governor’s office, the party has filed a lawsuit challenging the consti...
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DCCC Chair: Suburbs 'center of gravity' in 2012 electionMay 05, 2011 12:00 am - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel calls the suburbs “the center of gravity in American politics” for the 2012 election. Several of the se...
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End candidates’ hide-the-cash power grabMay 05, 2011 12:00 am - State lawmakers passed a law aimed at improving campaign finance disclosure that took effect in January. They patted themselves on the back and then quickly scurried off...
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Work for a sustainable, affordable pension fixApr 28, 2011 12:00 am - The news this week wasn’t surprising, but it should be alarming. Illinois had the worst pension funding shortfall for state workers in the nation in fiscal 2009, a study...
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Hope springs for Springfield?Apr 21, 2011 12:00 am - An amazing and much-too-rare thing happened at the Roselle village hall Tuesday. Republican state Sen. John Millner of Carol Stream and, gasp, Democratic freshman state ...
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What your Congressman's office space says about themApr 18, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Outside each congressman's Washington, D.C., office are the same American flag and welcome sign. But inside, the personalities of the men and women who subu...
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A vote for gutting governmentsApr 17, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Do you think township government provides critical services none other could offer? What about the mosquito abatement or water reclamation d...
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Roskam video explains GOP debt ceiling approachApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - Less than a week after a federal shutdown was averted, Wheaton Congressman Peter Roskam Wednesday released the first of two videos outlining the GOP's approach to the ne...
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Bean rules out 2012 bid for 8th District seatApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Former Congresswoman Melissa Bean of Barrington has ruled out another bid for the 8th District seat, according to a Washington, D.C., newspaper. The Democrat served the ...