Articles filed under Politics
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Legislators vote no on Illinois millionaire taxMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - A proposal from Democratic Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan to raises taxes for millionaires failed to get enough votes Thursday after two suburban lawmaker sided wit...
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Bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana goes to RaunerMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - People caught with fewer than 15 grams of marijuana would be slapped with a fine instead of possible jail time if Gov. Bruce Rauner approves. State Sen. Mike Noland, an ...
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Rauner: Expect a very long extra sessionMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner and lawmakers were doing battle in April 2015 over a state budget created in May 2014. That's something to keep in mind as Illinois Republicans and Dem...
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Top Democrats push millionaire tax; GOP wants term limitsMay 20, 2015 1:00 am - People who make more than $1 million per year would pay more in taxes after their incomes reached seven figures under a plan that lawmakers started considering Wednesday...
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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...