Articles filed under State Legislature
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Link, Wilson: Should administrators get paid during teachers strike?Oct 27, 2014 1:01 am - Spurred by the Waukegan teachers strike, Democratic state Sen. Terry Link is floating the idea of prohibiting school administrators from being paid during an employee wa...
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House 20th District candidates McAuliffe, Khan debate income tax increase, social issuesOct 24, 2014 5:30 am - From fiscal to social issues, a longtime Republican state legislator and his Democratic opponent have staked out their differences in a race for the state House's 20th D...
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57th District candidates Nekritz, Grossi on opposite ends of pension reform, income taxOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - There's not much the candidates for the state House's 57th District seat agree on, from pension reform to extending the income tax increase. Still, Bill Grossi, a Republ...
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Madigan, Rauner spend big on Illinois House racesOct 23, 2014 11:00 pm - State Rep. Marty Moylan tells voters he's not your typical Democrat as he bikes from house to house on the campaign trail, handing out yard signs, nail files and doggie ...
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Mussman, Moynihan criticize each other's ad claimsOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - Campaign advertising isn't always known for its well-honed discourse, but both 56th District state House candidates are accusing the other of being especially misleading...
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Gloves come off in 55th District debateOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, candidates in a hotly contested Northwest suburban race for state representative sparred Wednesday night on issues ra...
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GOP incumbent holds big money lead in 64th House raceOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - If Democrat Joel Mains tops Republican state Rep. Barbara Wheeler in next month's election, it won't be because of his campaign's deep pockets. Illinois State Board of E...
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Moylan too tied to Madigan to suit himOct 20, 2014 5:01 am - Two years ago my doorbell rang. That's when I first met Marty Moylan. He told me he was running for the state legislature and asked for my support. I told him my biggest...
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Early voting problems arise in Cook County suburbsOct 20, 2014 1:01 am - Problems were reported in the Northwest suburbs of Cook County on the first day of early voting Monday - including one case of a Republican candidate being unable to vot...
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Sente, Munger engaged in bitter battle for 59th House DistrictOct 18, 2014 7:41 am - A bitter political battle is emerging in the North suburbs in a closely contested race for state representative. The 59th House District race between incumbent Democrat ...