Articles filed under State Legislature
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Should youth tackle football be banned? Forum presents both sides of debateApr 02, 2018 1:00 am - Supporters and opponents of a proposed law to ban tackle football for children younger than 12 debated Monday night before an audience of more than 100 people at the Sul...
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McSweeney proposes gun seizure, tougher sentencing legislationMar 29, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois police officers could take guns away from people deemed to be a danger to themselves or others under legislation sponsored by a Barrington Hills Republican. St...
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After previous defeats, redistricting reformers start lobbying legislatorsMar 28, 2018 5:07 am - A coalition of good-government groups is renewing its push for a state constitutional amendment to reform the way legislative districts are drawn in Illinois. After prev...
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Murphy, Sierra Club hosting clean energy town hallMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - State Sen. Laura Murphy will host a clean energy town hall Monday in conjunction with state Rep. Michelle Mussman and the Sierra Club. The event will feature a discussio...
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Khouri wins GOP nod in 49th House DistrictMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Aurora Republican Tonia Khouri decisively won her party's nomination Tuesday in the race to succeed retiring state Rep. Mike Fortner in the 49th Illinois House District....
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Caffrey wins 47th House District Democratic primaryMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Elmhurst Democrat Jim Caffrey narrowly defeated his primary opponent late Tuesday in their bid to ultimately flip the Republican-held seat in the 47th Illinois House Dis...
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Corrigan beats Miller in GOP primary for Harris' Dist. 53 seatMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Eddie Corrigan defeated 53rd state House District opponent Katie Miller Tuesday in what became a bitter Northwest suburban Republican primary contest. With 73 of 75 prec...
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Didech, Feldman lead in 59th Illinois House raceMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Vernon Township supervisor Daniel Didech of Buffalo Grove holds a comfortable lead for the Democratic nomination, and veteran Lincolnshire trustee Karen Feldman is ahead...
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Grant victorious in House Dist. 42 after Burt Minor controversyMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - Amy Grant, a DuPage County Board member from Wheaton, declared victory in Tuesday's Republican primary race for Illinois House District 42, "That sounds good to me," Gra...
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Gillespie beats Sonnefeldt by 3-1 ratio in 27th state Senate DistrictMar 20, 2018 7:00 pm - First-time candidate Ann Gillespie was coasting to victory by a 3-1 ratio Tuesday in a Democratic primary campaign bolstered by the backing of several elected Democrats ...