Articles filed under Politics
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State owes Allendale Association almost $2 millionApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois owes about $1.9 million to the Allendale Association, which runs the Lake Villa facility where a 16-year-old died in March, a Department of Human Services spoke...
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Kirk to skip Republican conventionApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - As speculation about a contested Republican convention this summer continues, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says he won't be attending. "Senator Kirk has his own re-election to wi...
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State House OKs banning lobbyist pensions, curbing official travelApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois House lawmakers this week approved two proposals aimed at curbing lobbyists' pensions and local government spending on travel. Both proposals were inspired in p...
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College of DuPage severance controversy lives on in statewide proposalsApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois Senate approved three new proposals Thursday aimed at community colleges and inspired by former College of DuPage President Robert Breuder's 2015 severance ...
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Measure to let Elgin school district CEO be superintendent delayedApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46 leaders will have to wait a little longer to see if they can consider CEO Tony Sanders to take on superintendent duties. State Rep. Rita...
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Problem with cutting lt. governor's office: Cost of mailingApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - Getting rid of the lieutenant governor's office could save $1.6 million a year, says state Rep. David McSweeney, who started the idea moving this week in the General Ass...
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Tax on mileage could prevent gas tax increaseApr 13, 2016 1:00 am - A proposal that would use devices to track drivers and tax them by the mile could be the alternative to a 30-cent per gallon increase in the gas tax and 50 percent hike ...
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Tax Illinois drivers by the mile?Apr 12, 2016 5:23 am - A new proposal to pay for fixing Illinois' roads could use devices to track how far Illinois drivers have traveled and tax them by the mile. The plan from Senate Preside...
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Forums on veteran services scheduled for summerApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois veterans will have a chance to discuss their needs, particularly for mental health and other services, with state officials at two forums in the suburbs in June...
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Rauner to release education budget details TuesdayApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner is releasing numbers Tuesday showing how individual school districts would do under his education funding plan as he continues to push lawmakers to app...