Articles filed under Illinois
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New law curbs lame-duck appointmentsAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - A new law will try to prevent future lame-duck appointments by departing governors like the naming of former Gov. Pat Quinn's top aide to a state agency late last year. ...
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Big Illinois lottery winners won't get paid til budget stalemate endsAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - Big Illinois Lottery winners are among those who won't get paid until Gov. Bruce Rauner and lawmakers approve a state budget that was due July 1. Lottery spokesman Ste...
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Suburban Democrats key in Rauner vs. unions battleAug 27, 2015 1:00 am - Lawmakers have set up a potential showdown with Gov. Bruce Rauner over a proposal he's called a “direct frontal assault on the taxpayers of Illinois.” Suburban Democrats...
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Duckworth, Foster, undecided on Iran dealAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Reps. Bill Foster of Naperville and Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates remain undecided about the Obama administration's nuclear deal with Iran, with oth...
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Villa Park mayor to run for CongressAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - Villa Park Village President Deborah Bullwinkel will join the Democrats trying to replace U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth in Congress, she's set to announce today. She's a fir...
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Devalued Chinese currency mixed news for suburban manufacturersAug 24, 2015 1:00 pm - The devaluation of China's yuan currency that led to a plunging stock market could bring mixed results to manufacturers in the suburbs and elsewhere, experts said Monday...
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Officials: Plainfield man killed along I-290 near HillsideAug 24, 2015 1:00 am - A man found dead along I-290 near Hillside Wednesday has been identified as a Plainfield man, the Cook County medical examiner's office said. LaShawn Williams, 22, was ...
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State Rep. Sullivan won't run; two other Republicans leap inAug 24, 2015 1:00 am - State Rep. Ed Sullivan of Mundelein announced Monday won't seek re-election in 2016, making him the second suburban Republican to decide to end his Illinois House career...
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IDOC launches audit after accidental release of private employee dataAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - Social security numbers and other personal information for more than 1,000 Illinois Department of Corrections employees was accidentally released in a response to a Free...
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GOP targeting several suburban state Senate seatsAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno says ousting a few suburban lawmakers will be priorities as her party tries to loosen Democrats' iron grip on the state Senate...