Articles filed under Illinois
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Illinois Supreme Court hears Crystal Lake bleacher zoning disputeMay 20, 2015 1:00 am - The dispute over whether Crystal Lake South High School should have built a $1.2 million set of bleachers close to some suburban backyards was formally heard by the Illi...
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Lawmakers want day-care workers vaccinated against diseasesMay 20, 2015 1:00 am - Most Illinois day-care workers will have to be immunized from measles and other diseases if Gov. Bruce Rauner signs legislation inspired by the outbreak at a Palatine Ki...
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State lawmaker's plan to curb heroin abuse moves forwardMay 20, 2015 1:00 am - The sponsor of the most far-reaching anti-heroin legislation in Springfield this year sparred with a state agency official over the cost of the proposal Wednesday. State...
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Mailers fly over property tax vote; are budget talks 'over'?May 19, 2015 1:00 am - Just days after a vote to freeze property taxes that Republicans decried as a stunt, Democrats sent mailers to some suburban voters criticizing GOP lawmakers for not sup...
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Hultgren pushes legislation beneficial to suburban labsMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, a Plano Republican, won House approval of legislation that he says could further the work national research hubs like Batavia's Fermilab and Le...
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Proposal banning new governmental units sent to Gov. RaunerMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - A proposal that would put a four-year ban on the creation of new layers of local government is headed to Gov. Bruce Rauner's desk after gaining unanimous approval in the...
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State's terminally ill closer to 'right to try' experimental drugsMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - Terminally ill Illinois residents could gain new treatment options if Gov. Bruce Rauner approves legislation that grants them the "right to try" drugs not yet approved b...
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Parents should be allowed to exempt kids from PARCC test, lawmakers sayMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - The state has started trying to outline a way for parents to exempt their kids from taking the new PARCC standardized test. A plan approved by the Illinois House Tuesday...
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Farnham reports to prison in North CarolinaMay 19, 2015 1:00 am - A terminally ill former Illinois lawmaker has reported to prison to begin serving an eight-year sentence for compiling and trading more than 2,700 pornographic images of...
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Elk Grove co-owner advocates for businesses in Springfield, D.C.May 18, 2015 5:00 am - Victor Miceli, vice president of Des Plaines Office Equipment, has worked since he was a youngster at the company his father founded 60 years ago. From sweeping the floo...