Articles filed under Illinois Senate
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State Sen. Terry Link charged with falsifying 2016 income tax return 'substantially'Aug 13, 2020 1:00 am - Veteran state Sen. Terry Link, a Lake County Democrat whose rise to power in Springfield was tainted by ties to a corruption scandal late last year, was charged Thursday...
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Arlington Heights legislators reopen officeJun 07, 2020 1:00 am - The constituent service offices of state Rep. Mark Walker and state Sen. Ann Gillespie will reopen for appointments on Monday. The Arlington Heights Democrats closed the...
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Illinois Senate approves $42.8 billion budget that relies heavily on borrowingMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate early Sunday morning passed a budget package authorizing $42.8 billion in general revenue spending next year, although much of that rem...
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Editorial: Pritzker must rally support behind pandemic planMay 16, 2020 3:00 pm - Living and working as we do in Chicago's suburbs, as you do, we are sympathetic to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's emergency directive and to the state's conservative economic reop...
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GOP legislators question Pritzker's authority to extend stay-at-home orderApr 29, 2020 1:00 am - Three Republican state representatives Wednesday questioned Gov. J.B. Pritzker's authority to extend his stay-at-home order beyond May 1 without support from the Illinoi...
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Dombrowski's write-in bid in 28th District falls shortApr 08, 2020 1:00 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board member Pete Dombrowski has fallen short in his effort to acquire enough write-in votes in the March 17 primary to beco...
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District 214, Harper College making face shields for health care workersApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214, Harper College and other community partners are working together to produce much-needed personal protective equipment for ho...
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State Sen. DeWitte predicts talk of air travel ban, severe state spending cutsMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - State Sen. Don DeWitte eased some of the COVID-19 concerns expressed by local business owners Thursday but warned income losses at the state level will have long-term ef...
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Castro sails to victory in Senate 22 raceMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Incumbent Cristina Castro sailed to a decisive victory in Tuesday's Democratic primary for Illinois Senate District 22, according to unofficial results. Castro had 13,11...
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Ward defeats Goncher in state Senate 25 GOP primaryMar 17, 2020 7:00 pm - Republican voters chose Jeanette Ward of West Chicago as their nominee for the state Senate District 25 seat Tuesday, ending the campaign of Aurora resident Beth Goncher...