Articles filed under State Legislature
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Duffy state Senate replacement McConchie sworn inApr 20, 2016 1:00 am - Dan McConchie was sworn in as the new 26th District state senator at a ceremony Wednesday night, filling the empty seat left by Barrington Hills Republican Dan Duffy who...
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Dueling proposals trying to keep state universities open in the fallApr 19, 2016 1:00 am - A suburban Republican lawmaker wants to send Illinois universities four months worth of state funding to try to ensure they open their doors for the next school year. ...
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Franks' plan would take lawmakers out of remap processApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - A plan to draw some of Illinois' political boundaries differently and therefore possibly alter future races for seats at the state Capitol is being advanced by lawmakers...
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Sen. Murphy hosts town-hall meeting April 26Apr 18, 2016 1:00 am - State Sen. Matt Murphy, a Republican from Palatine, will host a town-hall meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at Arlington Heights' village hall, 33 S. Arlington Height...
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Bills would give voters say over township, road district consolidationApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - Two state Senate bills from Lake County legislators are among the latest suggestions in the continuing debate on consolidating government services to save money. The mai...
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Forums on veteran services scheduled for summerApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois veterans will have a chance to discuss their needs, particularly for mental health and other services, with state officials at two forums in the suburbs in June...
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Hanover Township clerk to challenge Crespo for state House seatMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - Hanover Township Clerk Katy Dolan Baumer received enough write-in votes March 15 to become the Republican challenger of Democratic state Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Esta...
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Mussman: Petition calls on ICC to reject power linesMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - State Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg said Friday that her petition calling on the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject ComEd's proposed West Central Reliability P...
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McConchie likely to start state Senate term earlyMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Republican Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods is likely to get a head start on both an Illinois Senate term and the next election, a local GOP leader said. With state Sen. ...
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Elgin state senator talks of his future after election lossMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Come next January, state Sen. Mike Noland of Elgin will find himself out of office for the first time in 10 years. Noland, 55, lost his Democrat primary bid for the 8th ...