Articles filed under Illinois House
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Public pension forums in Highland Park, NorthbrookFeb 27, 2011 11:00 pm - State Sen. Susan Garrett, state Rep. Karen May and state Rep. Elaine Nekritz will host two public forums that look at public pension systems. Ron Snell, senior fellow an...
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Farnham introduces two bills to fight gang- and drug-related crimeFeb 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Police departments across the state one day could see reimbursement for money spent apprehending drug dealers and illegal drug users from the offenders themselves. A bil...
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Angry at Bassi over end to free ridesFeb 26, 2011 10:00 pm - It was none other than our own Suzie Bassi who spearheaded legislation to eliminate the Seniors Ride Free benefit here in the Chicago area. I just want Suzie to know tha...
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Mussman to host town hall MondayFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Democratic state Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg will hold a town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28 at Elk Grove Village Hall, 901 Wellington Ave. in Elk Gro...
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Morrison to pay fine for campaign disclosure violationsFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - More than a year after his campaign received the checks, state Rep. Tom Morrison has admitted his committee violated disclosure laws by not reporting contributions withi...
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Franks is fiscal hawkFeb 17, 2011 10:00 pm - I read the Northwest Herald's Jan. 22 assessment of the “Granny Tax” recently imposed by our tax hungry state legislature and agree that our state needs to explore other...
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Revoke licenses of bad docsFeb 17, 2011 12:00 am - I want to commend State Representative Jack Franks for introducing legislation to protect your constituents and all Illinoisans. Rep. Franks recently filed legislation t...
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Mussman hosts tax-appeal seminarFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Democratic state Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg will host a property tax appeal seminar at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the cafeteria of Jane Addams Junior High Sch...
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Named GOP spokesman on revenue and finance committeeFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - State Rep. David Harris has been appointed the Republican spokesman on the Revenue & Finance Committee in the Illinois House. The panel considers most legislation relate...
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Local beat: Spend part of Valentine's Day with Rep. FarnhamFeb 09, 2011 11:00 pm - State Rep. Keith Farnham's town hall meeting originally scheduled for January has been moved to Valentine's Day. But love's got nothing to do with it. Instead, Farnham i...