Articles filed under Illinois Senate
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Randy Ramey DUI video: Clout or blackmail?Jan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - State Rep. Randy Ramey, the chairman of the DuPage County Republican Party, briefly hints at his political clout while pulled over for a DUI last August, according to a ...
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Oberweis leads money race in Senate Dist. 25Jan 03, 2012 11:00 pm - In the three-way race for the Republican nomination for state Senate District 25, Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove seems to be outpacing his opponents in collecting money. Ca...
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GOP candidate for 33rd District withdrawsDec 27, 2011 11:00 pm - A candidate for the Republican nomination in the state senate 33rd District has dropped out of the primary election in March, and will instead contest the seat as an Ind...
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Democrat leads fundraising race in 31st Senate District, records showDec 25, 2011 11:00 pm - None of the four Republicans seeking to replace Suzi Schmidt as the state senator for the 31st District has been doing much in the way of campaign fundraising, state rec...
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Working to make schools ‘the safe place’Dec 04, 2011 5:45 am - Lawmakers, school officials seek changes to reporting law
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Former Avon Twp. assessor turns tables on LeafbladNov 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Republican state Senate candidate Larry Leafblad is accused in a complaint of abusing the court system by filing a lawsuit just to derail the re-election bid of former A...
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Candidate gets out front of foreclosure proceedingNov 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Like many these days, the Jarratt family in Round Lake Beach lost a job, missed mortgage payments and wound up in foreclosure. “I was seven months underemployed before I...
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Another Republican joins 31st state Senate raceNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - The Republican field for the 31st state Senate seat grew Monday as Linwood “Lennie” Jarratt, an activist from Round Lake Beach and co-founder of the Lake County Tea Part...
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Facing domestic problems, Suzi Schmidt won’t run in 2012Oct 31, 2011 12:00 am - Beleaguered by domestic problems and questions about her possibly improper use of political influence, state Sen. Suzi Schmidt on Monday announced she won’t seek re-elec...
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Struggle begins to cut 2012 Kane budgetOct 27, 2011 5:30 am - A battle over what Kane County’s budget must look like in order to cut local tax property tax bills may result in a plan that leaves the county little room to stay out o...