Articles filed under State Legislature
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Special needs families reach out to candidates in 56th DistrictApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - If it takes a village to raise a child, the adage is doubly true of a special-needs child, Mike and Linda Baker of Schaumburg believe. The Bakers, whose 11-year-old son ...
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Farnham, Munson already butting headsApr 07, 2010 11:00 pm - The Nov. 2 election is more than half a year away, but the battle lines are being drawn in the race for the 43rd District state house seat. Democrat Keith Farnham hopes ...
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Farnham faces layoff fallout at Elgin forumApr 06, 2010 11:00 pm - State Rep. Keith Farnham faced the music for the state's budget disaster Tuesday night during a town-hall meeting, vowing to fight future attempts to cut pensions of cur...
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State jobs task force holds hearing at HarperApr 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Representatives from Motorola and other area businesses will join state legislators at 10 a.m. April 6 in the Wojcik Conference Center at Harper College, for a special h...
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Mulder, Walker meet with residents ThursdayMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - State Rep. Mark Walker and Arlington Heights Mayor Arlene Mulder will listen to constituents at a town-hall meeting, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 1 at the Arlingto...
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Sente forms advisory panelsMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - State Rep. Carol Sente (D-Vernon Hills) is inviting residents to any of three citizen advisory committees, being held from 5-8 p.m. Monday, April 5 at the Vernon Area Pu...
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Former State Sen. Dick Klemm dies at 73Mar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Former State Sen. Dick Klemm, an influential longtime fixture in McHenry County politics, died Monday night as a result of a stroke. He was 73. Klemm, a Republican who s...
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Court agrees to hear Rauschenberger caseMar 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving a court challenge to throw Elgin Republican Steve Rauschenberger off the November ballot because he voted ...
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Garrett to host town hall meetingsMar 19, 2010 11:00 pm - State Sen. Susan Garrett will co-host a series of town hall meetings Saturday, March 20 and Sunday, March 21, with state Reps. Karen May and Elaine Nekritz, in Lake Bluf...
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Elgin, Kane Co. towns bracing for even more cuts in state fundingMar 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Last year, Elgin social service agencies joined to decry cuts in state funding. On Monday, the chorus grew louder, this time with municipalities protesting a proposal to...