Articles filed under Illinois Senate
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Schools still waiting to see if they'll get money from stateJul 12, 2017 5:00 am - Amid the relief that lawmakers passed an Illinois budget for the first time in two years, one key provision has been overlooked: Schools won't get state dollars unless R...
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Editorial: There's still much more to do on state budgetJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - For some time, we've railed against the damage Illinois' lawmakers and governor have done to vulnerable low-income and disabled residents, schoolchildren, college studen...
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Brady to succeed Radogno as Republican leader in Illinois SenateJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - Bill Brady was named Republican leader of the state Senate Friday, succeeding outgoing Sen. Christine Radogno as the state nears its latest budget deadline. Brady, of do...
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Illinois Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno latest to resignJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno became the latest in a long list of moderate suburbanites to leave the Illinois legislature as she announced her resignation, ...
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Rooney to host town hall in Rolling MeadowsJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - State Sen. Tom Rooney will host a town hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at the Rolling Meadows Park District Community Center Auditorium. Rooney, a Republican from Rolli...
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Lester: Suburban lawmaker says he knew Comey as precise, methodicalMay 25, 2017 5:30 am - State Rep. Scott Drury says he won't pass judgment on James Comey's actions during the ousted FBI director's final months in office. But Drury, a former assistant U.S. a...
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Democratic state senators pass pieces of tax, spending packageMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Democrats in the Illinois Senate, frustrated with the state's 22-month budget impasse, moved Wednesday to pass much of a multi-piece tax and spending plan that their Rep...
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Innocence organizations applaud Illinois Senate for passage of legislation to regulate use of jailhouse informantsMay 07, 2017 11:00 pm - (Springfield, IL - May 5, 2017) - Today, the Illinois Senate unanimously passed legislation in a 49-0 vote that would protect the innocent from wrongful convictions thro...
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Rooney, Morrison will host town halls this weekApr 17, 2017 1:00 am - State Sen. Tom Rooney and state Rep. Tom Morrison will meet with constituents at town-hall meetings this week. On Wednesday, Rooney will discuss issues facing the state ...
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State Sen. Tom Rooney to host meet-and-greet in PalatineMar 30, 2017 1:00 am - New state Sen. Tom Rooney will talk to constituents at 10 a.m. Friday during a meet-and-greet at the Palatine Senior Center, 505 S. Quentin Road. Rooney, who was previou...