Articles filed under Politics
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Aurora lawmaker, IHSA clash over sports proposalApr 05, 2014 8:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A suburban Democrat has clashed with the Illinois High School Association over whether the state would take over its responsibilities to run a vast prep sp...
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Oberweis likely to leave dairy if he wins Senate seatApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Oberweis of Sugar Grove said if he wins the seat in November he likely would step aside from his personal business ven...
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Ex-state manager fined for having employees do his homeworkApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A former Illinois Department of Employment Security manager was fined for directing his co-workers to do his college homework on taxpayer time, state repor...
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Bill to obtain search warrant via video advancesApr 04, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would allow law enforcement officials to obtain a search warrant through a videoconference is advancing in the state Capitol. The change t...
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Graduated tax moves forward, but faces hurdlesApr 03, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Don Harmon has not given up on his graduated tax proposal to move Illinois away from taxing everyone's income at the same rate. A similar plan w...
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Illinois House wants new three-year virtual charter school banApr 03, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers are moving toward a three-year moratorium on virtual charter schools like the one that tried to set up in the Fox Valley l...
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Lawmakers fear they'd be blamed for Chicago tax hikeApr 03, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A fast-tracked plan to overhaul two Chicago city-pension programs slowed in the Illinois House Thursday, as nervous lawmakers said they fear backlash for a...
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Vallas: Don't ask local schools to pay for pensionsApr 03, 2014 1:00 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Gov. Pat Quinn's running mate says he doesn't like the idea of making local school districts pay more of the cost of their teac...
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Democrats introduce bill to change school fundingApr 02, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A group of Democratic lawmakers Wednesday introduced a long-awaited piece of legislation that would dramatically change the way schools are funded in Illin...
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Chicago pension fix gets quick committee approvalApr 02, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Less than 48 hours after it was proposed, an Illinois House committee gave quick approval Wednesday to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to fix two underfunded Chi...