Articles filed under Illinois Senate
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Lester: Suburban lawmaker says he knew Comey as precise, methodicalMay 25, 2017 5:30 am - State Rep. Scott Drury says he won't pass judgment on James Comey's actions during the ousted FBI director's final months in office. But Drury, a former assistant U.S. a...
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Democratic state senators pass pieces of tax, spending packageMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Democrats in the Illinois Senate, frustrated with the state's 22-month budget impasse, moved Wednesday to pass much of a multi-piece tax and spending plan that their Rep...
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Innocence organizations applaud Illinois Senate for passage of legislation to regulate use of jailhouse informantsMay 07, 2017 11:00 pm - (Springfield, IL - May 5, 2017) - Today, the Illinois Senate unanimously passed legislation in a 49-0 vote that would protect the innocent from wrongful convictions thro...
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Rooney, Morrison will host town halls this weekApr 17, 2017 1:00 am - State Sen. Tom Rooney and state Rep. Tom Morrison will meet with constituents at town-hall meetings this week. On Wednesday, Rooney will discuss issues facing the state ...
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State Sen. Tom Rooney to host meet-and-greet in PalatineMar 30, 2017 1:00 am - New state Sen. Tom Rooney will talk to constituents at 10 a.m. Friday during a meet-and-greet at the Palatine Senior Center, 505 S. Quentin Road. Rooney, who was previou...
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Suburban lawmaker, distillery push law to bypass liquor distributorsMar 25, 2017 1:00 am - On a busy night, a bar across the street from Fred Robinson's small suburban distillery might call asking for a quick delivery of a few extra bottles of whiskey, rum or ...
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Lester: Is there hope for state budget deal? Several suburban lawmakers say noMar 20, 2017 5:30 am - Bipartisan compromise appears to have eluded Illinois, according to suburban lawmakers deflated by the demise of a budget deal. "We're all very concerned that it's dead,...
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Illinois Senate skips planned budget vote, will return ThursdayJan 25, 2017 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois senators, still grappling with the sticker shock of a tax increase and other far-reaching restructuring to end the nation's longest state budget d...
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Cullerton, Radogno want to make sure tax hike is 'adequate'Jan 20, 2017 12:00 am - 'Adequate' tax hike part of their plan
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Incoming state senator to speak at 'Legislative Brew' Jan. 18Jan 08, 2017 10:00 pm - This month's "Legislative Brew" event features incoming 22nd District state Senator-elect Cristina Castro from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the Elgin Area Ch...