Articles filed under Politics
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Remember Squeezy the Pension Python? Events from 2012 to Supreme Court decisionMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - Squeezy the Pension Python is dead. The orange, cartoon snake debuted in a 2012 Internet video commissioned by Gov. Pat Quinn in an effort to explain Illinois' mind-numb...
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Local leaders react to Illinois Supreme Court pension decisionMay 08, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Friday that a 2013 pension law that would have cut state workers' and teachers' retirement benefits is unconstitutional. Here's how sub...
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State taxes went down, but will they go back up?May 07, 2015 1:00 am - Four months after your state taxes went down, one of the key questions in the debate over the next Illinois budget is whether they'll go back up. This week, Illinois Hou...
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Rauner's ideas to amend constitution in spotlight after pension cuts struck downMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - An Illinois Supreme Court ruling today striking down the state's pension-cutting law thrusts Gov. Bruce Rauner's ideas into the spotlight as the search begins anew for s...
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Gun owners oppose proposal to ban assault weaponsMay 07, 2015 1:00 am - A suburban lawmaker's proposal that would allow towns to outlaw assault weapons is facing backlash from gun supporters statewide. The proposal, introduced by state Sen....
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Rauner: Voters should decide on future property tax hikesMay 06, 2015 1:00 am - When Gov. Bruce Rauner proposed preventing most property tax hikes as part of his State of the State Address in February, the agenda he released said he wanted to "freez...
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Suburban lawmakers propose halt to new local govermentMay 06, 2015 1:00 am - A suburban lawmaker's proposal in Springfield could put a halt to the creation of new units of local government in Illinois. State Sen. Michael Connelly, a Lisle Republi...
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Lawmakers working together to fight O'Hare airport noiseMay 05, 2015 5:30 am - State and federal lawmakers banded together Monday to push for passage of legislation they hope will distribute noise from O'Hare jets more equally around the region. St...
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First president of Arlington Hts. League of Women Voters 'got things done'May 05, 2015 1:00 am - Members of the League of Women Voters in Arlington Heights are mourning the death of their first president and longest registered member. Joyce Marks was the first "leag...
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Rauner in Oakbrook Terrace 'on a mission' to attract foreign businessesMay 05, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner said Tuesday he is “on a mission to listen and learn” from foreign business investors in order to attract them to Illinois. The governor, spea...