Articles filed under Illinois Senate
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26th District state Senate candidates debate economyOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Concerns over the economy dominated the conversation Sunday between candidates for the state Senate seat in the 26th district. The seat has been left open with the reti...
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Northwest suburbs in 60 secondsOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Special meeting on casinos The Des Plaines City Council will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, to discuss efforts to obtain the 10th casino license. Appl...
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Legislators, challengers weigh in on raising taxesOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Less than 30 days from the general election, candidates running for a handful of suburban seats in the Illinois legislature aren't making any bold promises about not rai...
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Senate candidates spar over Harper, youth sex offendersOct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Incumbent Democratic state Sen. Dan Kotowski accused his Republican challenger Mike Sweeney of distorting the meaning of his vote to create a separate sex crime registry...
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GOP leaders say Link broke Illinois election lawOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Turning a campaign issue into a legal one, Lake County Republican leaders have formally accused Democratic state Sen. Terry Link of breaking state election law by not pr...
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Legislators, challengers share views on gamingSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Expanding gambling has been proposed as one method of potentially propping up state spending, and financing billions of dollars for a capital spending plan to fix roads ...
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How state candidates view gambling expansionSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Expanding gambling has been proposed as one method of potentially propping up state spending, and financing billions of dollars for a capital spending plan to fix roads ...
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Duffy's assistant is the real dealSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Duffy, an independent businessman, seeks to replace state Sen. Bill Peterson of District 26, who has chosen to retire. Sen. Peterson has represented his district wel...
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Duffy will rein in state spendingSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - We write to you today to let you know why we need Dan Duffy, who is running for 26th District state senator, in Springfield. Dan has been a longtime friend of ours. He r...
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Link trying to separate from BlagoSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - The morning after the Democratic National Convention, Rod Blagojevich cuts vital local programs hoping that it gets minimal press. By all accounts, our governor is a ver...