Articles filed under State Legislature
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Higgins is ready to do job in legislatureOct 03, 2010 11:00 pm - With less than six weeks to go until Election Day, the races for the U.S. Senate and governor seem to be dominating the news headlines as of late. It is the local races ...
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Challenger is smart vote in House 55Oct 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Greg Brownfield is the challenger for the Illinois House seat in the Bartlett and Carol Stream area. I am writing to let voters know in the 55th District that they have ...
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House District 66 hopefuls debate budget crisis solutionsOct 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Democratic state Rep. Mark Walker on Saturday pitched a new way to put together state budgets that would ensure Illinois doesn't spend more than it takes in, while David...
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44th District hopefuls claim they're both 'anti-tax'Oct 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Republican challenger for the 44th District House seat Billie Roth finds herself on defense after Democrat incumbent challenger Fred Crespo criticized Roth's record on t...
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Not Rauschenberger's seat to reclaimSep 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I strongly object to the wording in Kerry Lester's article, in the Sept. 23 issue, about Steve Rauschenberger. Lester refers to Rauschenberger's bid to, "reclaim his old...
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25th Senate candidates differ on pension fixSep 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Both candidates for the 25th District State Senate seat agree that Illinois lawmakers must fix the underfunded state pension system. But Republican Chris Lauzen and Demo...
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Harris decries charge he is 100 percent anti-abortionSep 30, 2010 11:00 pm - A campaign letter charging that state House candidate David Harris does not support allowing victims of rape or incest to have abortions is a misrepresentation of his po...
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31st Dist. state Senator says opponent is 'an amateur'Sep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Democratic state Sen. Michael Bond says his opponent is "an amateur" for contending there is much to cut in Illinois' spending while being unable to identify specific li...
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59th district candidates want to change the systemSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The race for state representative in the 59th District could be considered a case of self-described Republican outsider Dan Sugrue trying to upend the establishment. How...
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Hatcher, Healy plan appearances in 50th House raceSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - So far, the mailboxes of voters in the state House 50th District race are not overflowing with fliers from the candidates. It's a vast departure from the spring Republic...