Articles filed under Illinois
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Breuder, College of DuPage deal keeps attracting heat from lawmakersSep 09, 2015 1:00 am - The severance package given to College of DuPage President Robert Breuder will continue to drive lawmakers' efforts to target college administrator pay and benefits as a...
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State Senate seals override of Rauner's veto on heroin antidotesSep 09, 2015 1:00 am - Lawmakers finished overruling Gov. Bruce Rauner's rewrite of sweeping anti-heroin legislation Wednesday, creating a new law that seeks to make overdose antidotes more re...
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Previously undecided, Rep. Bill Foster backs Iran dealSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, a Naperville Democrat, announced Tuesday his support for the Iran nuclear deal after what he says was a full review of the scientific aspects. "I ...
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Riopell: Dold says 2016 will be different, better year for him than 2012Sep 04, 2015 5:35 am - U.S. Rep. Bob Dold is up for re-election in a presidential year - just like in 2012 when the Kenilworth Republican lost after his freshman term in Congress. But he argue...
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Rivers Casino fined $2 million for mishandling promotions, breaking rulesSep 04, 2015 1:00 am - The owner of Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, the most-visited gambling floor in Illinois, has been fined $2 million for mishandling promotions for its patrons and breaking...
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Richmond-Stillman Valley game postponed after fatal crashSep 04, 2015 1:00 am - Two people, including a Stillman Valley High School cheerleader, were killed in a two-vehicle accident Friday evening in rural Ogle County. The Rockford Register Star re...
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Durbin, Kirk polar opposites on Iran dealSep 04, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk criticized Democrats Friday for finding enough Senate votes to likely keep President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal in place - a vote-gathering eff...
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Suburban Democrats say they wouldn't be swayed on Rauner vetoSep 03, 2015 1:00 am - Two suburban Democrats disagree with House Speaker Michael Madigan's suggestion that his party would have fallen in line to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of controve...
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Kane Democrats, unions rally against Rauner's turnaround agendaSep 03, 2015 1:00 am - Less than 24 hours after Gov. Bruce Rauner won the largest battle in his turnaround agenda, Kane County Democrats and Aurora unions attempted to rally their troops for a...
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Lawmakers back heroin legislation, override Rauner vetoSep 02, 2015 2:00 pm - Democratic and Republican lawmakers joined to toss out Gov. Bruce Rauner's rewrite of legislation meant to prevent heroin overdose deaths despite concerns about its pric...