Articles filed under Illinois
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DuPage mayors visit Springfield to oppose revenue cutMay 13, 2015 1:00 am - About 40 DuPage County mayors and local trustees descended on Springfield Wednesday to lobby lawmakers on the wide range of issues they say could have a big impact back ...
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Elgin business owner wants Illinois to legalize betting on sportsMay 12, 2015 5:30 am - Elgin business owner Mike Butirro is plenty busy, but in the last few months he's been devoting time to something that at first glance has little to do with running a pi...
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State trooper's widow testifies against capping jury awardsMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - The widow of a suburban state trooper who was killed on the job two years ago says she'd give back the legal settlement she received for more time with her husband. Troo...
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Lincolnshire bucks trend, backs Rauner's Turnaround AgendaMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - Lincolnshire trustees have broken from the pack and endorsed Gov. Bruce Rauner's controversial Turnaround Agenda. Officials in Mundelein, Libertyville, Naperville, Wauco...
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Illinois High School Association announces new program to reduce risk of concussionsMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - With a potentially costly lawsuit looming over it, the governing body of prep sports in Illinois has launched new concussion-prevention projects. The initiatives announ...
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Kane County Board passes resolution calling for state budget reformMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - Applause from union members and "yes" votes from Republicans Tuesday showed Kane County Board members may have successfully navigated the thinnest partisan tightrope to ...
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Democrats call property tax freeze 'terrible,' set up showdownMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - Democrats Tuesday called a proposal to freeze property taxes "terrible" and "awful" but voted for it anyway to set up a showdown on the Illinois House floor in the comin...
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Freight train hazmat leaks increase significantly in 2014May 11, 2015 5:30 am - More than 4,150 gallons of hazardous materials leaked in Illinois from freight train cars in 2014. To put that into context, it's 22 times more than in 2013, when 187 ga...
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Will next pension fight lead to higher property tax bills?May 11, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan "remains interested" in making local school districts pay more toward teachers' pensions following last week's historic Illinois S...
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Illinois lineman accuses Beckman, staff of 'abuse'May 11, 2015 1:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — Former University of Illinois offensive lineman Simon Cvijanovic used a long series of Twitter messages Sunday to accuse coach Tim Beckman and some staff mem...