Articles filed under Illinois Senate
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Legislature belongs to Illinois citizensSep 26, 2010 11:00 pm - I strongly object to the wording in Kerry Lester's article in Thursday's edition about Steve Rauschenberger. Lester refers to Rauschenberger's bid to, "reclaim his old S...
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Candidates banter over budget, Madigans at SBA forumSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Though not everyone showed up Thursday night to the Schaumburg Business Association candidates forum, there was plenty of banter about education, the budget and partisan...
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Candidate apologizes for comments on gay marriageSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - State Senate candidate Steve Rauschenberger of Elgin is apologizing for referring to gay marriage as "abnormal." "In searching for a word on the difficult issue of same ...
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Rauschenberger wins case to stay on ballotSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - After months of court hearings and more than $30,000 in legal fees, Steve Rauschenberger's fight to stay on the ballot is over. The Illinois Supreme Court Wednesday uphe...
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Candidates to take gloves off in debatesSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The only thing missing from a series of League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area events might be sets of boxing gloves or an octagon cage. In preparation for the Nov. 2 ...
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State senate 31 candidates differ on employer performance reviewsSep 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Democratic state Sen. Michael Bond and his Republican challenger differ on whether personnel evaluations of public workers should be exempt from Illinois' open-records l...
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Schaumburg forum on Sept. 23Sep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - The Schaumburg Business Association will host a candidates forum for four state races from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Cou...
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Gambling, taxes and economy focus of candidates forumSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - During a candidate forum on Wednesday, the Democrat running for the 62nd State House seat in central Lake County announced he wants to raise income taxes on wealthy peop...
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Lake County briefsSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Candidate forum set Candidates for several political offices will meet today to discuss employment, transportation and other issues in a forum sponsored by the La...
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Who will stand up for special needs?Sep 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Thanks to the following candidates for coming to our Special Needs Forum on Aug. 26: 44th district state representative candidates Billie Roth, Republican, and Democrat ...