Articles filed under Illinois
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Suburban mayors launch campaign to fight state funding cutsApr 27, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban mayors have launched a campaign to rally residents against a cut in towns' share of income taxes. State lawmakers are supposed to have a budget done by the end ...
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State lawmakers: Cap college president severance dealsApr 25, 2015 7:33 am - State lawmakers Friday moved to cap severance packages like the one received by College of DuPage President Robert Breuder and limit the length of future presidents' con...
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Lake, McHenry counties could get government-cutting powerApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - Lake and McHenry County leaders eventually could be allowed to eliminate certain layers of government, a power DuPage County officials already have. The Illinois House o...
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Elgin executive appointed to workforce boardApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner appointed an executive with Bison Gear and Engineering to the Illinois Workforce Investment Board. Sylvia Wetzel of Elgin is a vice president with the ...
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Riopell: Aaron Schock's loss is Bob Dold's win on Ways, Means CommitteeApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Former congressman Aaron Schock's loss is now U.S. Rep. Bob Dold's gain. Dold, a Kenilworth Republican, has been appointed to the powerful House Ways and Means Committee...
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Require a doctor's note for religious vaccine exemption?Apr 23, 2015 1:00 am - State lawmakers Thursday clashed over the religious exemption that lets children attend school without typically required vaccinations. And the Illinois Senate advanced ...
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Illinois students could get credit for lower AP scoresApr 22, 2015 5:30 am - Illinois students could receive college credit for lower test scores on their Advanced Placement exams under a plan from a suburban lawmaker. Legislation introduced by ...
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Change when school boards are elected?Apr 22, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois voters could start picking school board members in the same elections they pick senators and members of Congress under a suburban Democrat's plan that got movin...
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Lawmakers move to extend medical marijuana program past 2017Apr 22, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois' fledgling medical marijuana program could get a longer tryout than originally expected. The law that allows the drug to be sold legally in Illinois is set to r...
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House backs banning some red light camerasApr 22, 2015 1:00 am - A ban on red-light cameras in some suburbs moved a step closer to reality today as a bill to do so won approval in the Illinois House. The House voted 79-26 to outlaw t...