Articles filed under Illinois
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Rauner: No budget means no video gambling money for townsJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - Suburbs that host video gambling in bars and restaurants and look forward to getting a cut of the money won't see their share until the state has a budget in place, Gov....
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Report: Rauner contacted Illinois retirees about working if strikeJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A published report says Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration has been contacting retired state employees to determine if they're willing to come back on shor...
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No budget, huge deficit just the beginning for Illinois' fiscal yearJul 26, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois government by the numbers: 27 days into a new fiscal year, the state has no budget, a deficit of up to $4 billion and Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner...
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Foster wants federal investigation into Bland deathJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster has asked for a federal probe into the death of Naperville's Sandra Bland in a Texas jail. In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Foster, a...
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Mitsubishi Motors to end U.S. production, close Illinois plantJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - NORMAL - Mitsubishi Motors confirmed Friday that it plans to stop production at its only U.S. factory and sell the plant in central Illinois that has more than 1,200 wor...
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Rauner puts Spring Grove, Mundelein men on state boardsJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner appointed a couple more suburban residents to state boards Friday, including the one that weighs complaints against state doctors. Rauner appointed Alb...
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Suburban lawmaker: Guard members should be armed at military facilitiesJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - A suburban Republican state lawmaker wants to make sure members of the Illinois National Guard can be armed on duty following the shootings last week in Chattanooga, Ten...
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Suburban companies see opportunity in CubaJul 22, 2015 5:30 am - Many suburban companies said they are eager to send representatives to visit Cuba and explore new business opportunities in the island country newly opened to Americans....
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Chicago red-light camera case could affect the suburbsJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - Attorneys have renewed their fight against Chicago's red-light camera program in a case that also could decide the future of the cameras in the suburbs. The pitch to the...
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State Senate panel looks at 'loopholes' COD controversy exposedJul 21, 2015 1:00 am - From tracking administrator pay to professional development for board members, a state Senate panel heard testimony Monday on legislation proposed in the wake of questio...