Articles filed under Politics
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Lawmakers trying to figure out how to punish COD, exempt other schoolsMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - Lawmakers piled up a flurry of proposals after the controversy over a $763,000 severance package for College of DuPage President Robert Breuder, but some of them are goi...
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Candidate forum Saturday in Elk GroveMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - Elk Grove Township Republicans are hosting a forum for all candidates running for office in the township at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 28, at the Elk Grove Township Hall loc...
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Rauner OKs budget fix averting shutdowns but cutting schoolsMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In an early major test of Illinois' newly divided government, the Senate passed a compromise plan Thursday to plug a $1.6 billion hole in this year's budge...
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Legislators take the wheel on driverless car studyMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - A suburban lawmaker thinks Illinois needs to start getting ready for the driverless cars of the future. State Rep. Jack Franks, a Marengo Democrat, is behind the wheel o...
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Suburban lawmaker's plan to decriminalize marijuana rejectedMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - A proposal to to decriminalize marijuana in Illinois has been snuffed out, at least for now. An Illinois Senate panel today rejected state Sen. Mike Noland's plan, which...
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Parents: We shouldn't need permission to opt kids out of tests like PARCCMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - Parents flocked to the Capitol in Springfield Wednesday to urge lawmakers to pass legislation that would let parents decide whether their children take standardized test...
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Should all day care workers be vaccinated?Mar 25, 2015 1:00 am - Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno wants to require most day care workers to prove immunity to measles, mumps and rubella in order to work with children 6 years ...
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Legislators plan town-hall meeting April 2 in Des PlainesMar 24, 2015 1:00 am - State Rep. Marty Moylan and Sen. Dan Kotowski are co-hosting a town-hall meeting April 2 in Des Plaines to hear questions and concerns from residents. The forum is sched...
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House OKs budget fix that covers day care, court reportersMar 24, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois House has approved a plan to rescue a program to help low-income families pay for day care and cover the salaries of court reporters throughout the suburbs....
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Suburban winners, losers under new school funding proposalMar 24, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban school districts would be among the biggest losers and biggest winners under a proposed school funding plan a downstate senator is pushing. Elgin Area School D...