Articles filed under State Legislature
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Caring for aging parents:Feb 18, 2012 11:00 pm - State Rep. Carol Sente will host a Children of Aging Parents Symposium from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 27 at the Highland Park Health and Fitness Center in Buffalo G...
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Jobs take center stage in District 24 Senate raceFeb 18, 2012 10:00 pm - To get more residents back to work, lawmakers in Springfield must remove the barriers that contribute to Illinois ranking near the bottom nationwide in job creation, acc...
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Candidates oppose shifting pension burdenFeb 18, 2012 7:00 am - Local control of pension funds may sound good on paper, but the idea of the state shifting the burden of millions of dollars in teacher retirement costs onto school dist...
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Dillard: School pension plan a ‘realistic threat’Feb 16, 2012 4:30 am - Anyone who thinks Illinois would never shift billions of dollars in teacher retirement costs onto local school districts had better think again, state Sen. Kirk Dillard ...
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42nd House candidates argue about who’s ‘in’ and who’s ‘out’Feb 16, 2012 4:30 am - The four Republican candidates in the 42nd House District are arguing over who is or isn’t a political insider — and whether such experience may be a benefit as a state ...
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25th Senate Dem candidate runs with working class in mindFeb 16, 2012 12:00 am - Remember when Wisconsin was in the national spotlight last spring, with weeks of protests over a Republican governor’s attempt to limit public workers’ collective bargai...
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Candidate’s past arrest questionedFeb 16, 2012 12:00 am - The Daily Herald asks all candidates if they have been arrested on charges of, or convicted of, a crime. For Steven L. Hunter, the answer is “yes.” The Geneva resident,...
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McConnaughay says endorsement of Surges 'irrelevant'Feb 15, 2012 12:00 am - Karen McConnaughay, candidate for the Republican primary in the 33rd Senate District, got the support of a high-ranking member of Congress last week. But the grass-roots...
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Second-chance candidates get their shot on March 20Feb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - This year, 8th District congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth is avoiding using words like “fight” and “war” in her campaign. Her opponent in the March 20 Democratic p...
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McSweeney far outspending 52nd District House opponents Gaffney, RoweFeb 13, 2012 11:00 pm - If the three-way GOP primary race for the 52nd House District seat were based solely on fundraising, David McSweeney’s victory on March 20 would be all but locked up. In...