Articles filed under Politics
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Dillard gets $50,000 from teachers unionFeb 21, 2014 12:00 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Republican, received a $50,000 campaign donation from the state's largest teachers union after being endorsed by the group last week....
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Palatine Rural Fire District asking for tax increaseFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - The head of the Palatine Rural Fire Protection District said a drop in local property values is the reason the district is asking for a .05 percent tax hike on the ballo...
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Des Plaines wants to take lead on pension reformFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - Des Plaines will pay $10,000 to have a role in crafting police and fire pension reform legislation that Mayor Matt Bogusz says is sure to be considered by state lawmaker...
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Proposal would let show choirs opt out of gym classFeb 20, 2014 12:00 am - Lawmaker wants performers to get gym exemption
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State House candidates in DuPage get conservative backingFeb 20, 2014 12:00 am - Conservative talk show host and former Republican candidate for governor Dan Proft says he's getting involved in at least two of the suburbs' biggest GOP primary races f...
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State Senate Republicans outline budget demandsFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Senate Republicans gave Democrats a list of conditions Wednesday that must be met before they'll sign off on a budget, an early signal of the tens...
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Obama's N. American agenda hits congressional dragFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama heads into a summit with Mexican and Canadian leaders eager to engage on issues of trade and other neighbor-to-neighbor interests eve...
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Endorsement: No, for now, on special needs panelFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - After the Kane County Board rejected a plan in 2012 to ask taxpayers if they wanted a new tax to support people with developmental disabilities, the Association for Indi...
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State Senate panel passes 'revenge porn' billFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A South suburban lawmaker's effort to make what some call "revenge porn" illegal came one step closer to law on Wednesday after a Senate committee unanimou...
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Proposal would give Olympians state tax break on winningsFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - A suburban Democrat wants to make it easier for Jason Brown to skate through the upcoming tax season following his Olympic bronze win. State Sen. Julie Morrison of Deerf...