Articles filed under Illinois Senate
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Link bad for Lake economy, residentsAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm concerned for the citizens of Lake County. Our local economy is stagnant, and what's worse is that our county is resting in the hands of people who have their own in...
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Murphy exploits county sales taxAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Blagojevich is starting to rub off on my State Sen. Matt Murphy. He thinks that legislating via press conference and press releases is going to actually repeal the...
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Politician denies anti-tax proposal is election relatedAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Matt Murphy won't admit his latest bill is already dead. But he concedes it's an uphill battle, trying to roll back the Cook County sales tax increase via a state l...
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Illinois District 30 needs Keith GrayAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Do most readers of the Lake County Daily Herald really know what their own representatives in the Illinois General Assembly have been up to in Springfield doing the peop...
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Law could make Cook Co. split easierJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - State Sen. Matt Murphy made an appearance at Monday's Palatine village council meeting to speak briefly about legislation he and State Rep. Suzie Bassi have proposed tha...
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Electioneering at taxpayer expenseJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, the taxpayers of the Northwest suburbs paid for State Senator Matt Murphy and State Rep. Syd Mathias to send out 35,000 mailers, advertising themselves in the ...
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Legislature candidates face legal challengesApr 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The candidacies of three state legislative hopefuls from Lake County -- two Republicans and one Democrat -- face legal challenges. Democratic operatives are formally pro...
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Gentes nabs Democratic bid for 26th District SenateFeb 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Round Lake Mayor Bill Gentes has won the Democratic primary and will be on the November ballot for State Senate District 26. Unofficial vote totals show he beat out Rich...
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Gentes: a 'devoted public servant'Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - When I moved to Round Lake some 13 years ago, I wanted to find ways to serve the community. One of my opportunities came when Mayor Bill Gentes appointed me a commissio...
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Senate candidates talk tax, education, transit reformJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Q&A: State Senate District 26 Two Democrats are running in the Feb. 5 primary for the 26th state Senate seat long held by Republican state legislator William Peterson, w...