Articles filed under State Legislature
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Flag exchange for House District 51 residentsJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - The first 100 residents of the 51st Legislative District wishing to turn in an old U.S. flag and exchange it for a new one may bring their used flag to the district offi...
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Mourners praise Rep. Beaubien for service, integrity at funeralJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - Friends, colleagues and above all family remembered the late state Rep. Mark Beaubien of Barrington Hills on Friday, as a man of conscience and integrity whose embrace o...
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Beaubien’s political pathJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - Beaubien was appointed to the House in October of 1996 to fill a vacancy for Wauconda Republican Al Salvi, who left office as he was waging a campaign for U.S. Senate. ...
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Beaubien funeral set for Friday in BarringtonJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - The life of state Rep. Mark H. Beaubien Jr., lauded by friends and colleagues as a man of conviction who unabashedly stood on principle during his 15 years in Springfiel...
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Wage war on terror more effectivelyMay 31, 2011 4:00 am - My prayer is that President Obama will use the termination of the hunt for Osama bin Laden to pivot U.S. strategy in order to fight the war on terrorism effectively. I h...
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Mussman hosts town hall June 9May 30, 2011 12:00 am - In an effort to update local residents on the recent legislative session in Springfield, Democratic state Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg will host a town-hall meeti...
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Aim criticism at correct targetMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - Truth is the first casualty of war. The same goes for politics. In order to hold the parties responsible for decisions that they make, voters must know who is pushing in...
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What is Tim Schmitz doing?May 18, 2011 1:00 am - Dear fellow citizens and beleaguered victims of certain Springfield representatives who do a sordid job of representation: I point out State Rep. Tim Schmitz, who was el...
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Grant for Vernon Hills library five years overdueMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - When state Sen. Terry Link and then-Rep. Kathy Ryg surprised Cook Memorial Public Library District leaders in 2006 by pledging $500,000 toward the construction of a new ...
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Mussman on wrong side of legislationMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - Recently, the Illinois House approved good legislation, HB 161, that would help eliminate fraud in Illinois’ Link card (food stamp) program. More specifically, the legis...