Articles filed under Illinois Senate
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Link has special interest in casinoOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - In the Sept. 30 edition of the Daily Herald the article on gambling expansion with the local candidates' positions is incomplete. You noted that Sen. Terry Link "has rep...
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Doesn't trust Duffy on CN questionOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - I live in Barrington near the EJ&E railroad tracks. Canadian National wants to buy the EJ&E tracks, and increase traffic to 20 freights a day. That's why I don't plan to...
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Voters to pick mayor or business owner for state senateOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Democratic Round Lake Mayor Bill Gentes and Republican Dan Duffy are scrapping to the end of a contentious race for an open state senate seat. Gentes and Duffy are compe...
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Link will learn lesson with defeatOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - There are no words to express my disappointment in your recent endorsement of Terry Link. First, your reasons for endorsing Sen. Link include the fact that he "sponsored...
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Gentes cares for people in District 26Oct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - I support Bill Gentes for state Senate because he's one of the best people I've ever met. He's courteous, funny, outgoing, and smart, and he genuinely cares for the peop...
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Duffy committed to bringing back jobsOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Regarding the District 26 state senate seat contested by (Dan) Duffy and (Bill) Gentes, it appears we have a clear choice. On the one hand, we have a candidate, Gentes, ...
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Gentes must give details on job lossOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Bill Gentes wrote of contrition in his letter to the editor on Oct. 17; however, he states the reason why he was not truthful about his employment was that he was embarr...
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Tax policy center of 27th Senate raceOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Peter Gutzmer refutes his opponent's claim he's out to raise taxes. State Sen. Matt Murphy's ad campaign includes a 30-second cable TV spot likening the Democrat to Gov....
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District 33 candidates disagree on transportation bailoutOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - District 33 Illinois senate candidates Dan Kotowski and Mike Sweeney don't agree on the new sales tax approved earlier this year to bail out public transportation. Sween...
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Candidates spar over mailers' claimsOct 30, 2008 11:00 pm - State Sen. Matt Murphy's not too thrilled with his opponent's campaign material, either. A mailer sent by Peter Gutzmer to tens of thousands of households in the 27th Se...