Articles filed under State Legislature
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55th House hopefuls split on gun control debateOct 04, 2012 11:00 pm - The issue of gun control and gun safety clearly sets apart Democratic Des Plaines Mayor Marty Moylan and Republican Susan Sweeney in their race for the 55th District sta...
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Beaubien, McSweeney differ on how to fix budgetOct 04, 2012 1:47 pm - Though much has been made about the differing opinions on social issues between Republican David McSweeney and his opponent, independent Dee Beaubien, both 52nd House Di...
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Duffy, Howland debate path to job creationOct 04, 2012 12:48 pm - Republican state Sen. Dan Duffy of Lake Barrington and his Democratic challenger Amanda Howland of Lake Zurich agree on the importance of creating new jobs and retaining...
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House leadership at issue in 84th District raceOct 04, 2012 11:13 am - In the campaign for the 84th state House seat, the name Michael Madigan keeps coming up. The Republican running for the open seat in the newly drawn district, Pat Fee of...
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Gay marriage a big issue but not biggest, candidates sayOct 04, 2012 5:30 am - While the question whether same-sex couples should be legally allowed to marry is percolating on both the state and federal levels, suburban candidates on both sides of ...
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Beaubien reiterates independence despite $50,000 from MadiganOct 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Beaubien gets big boost in 52nd race, asserts independence
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77th House incumbent learns territory of redrawn districtOct 03, 2012 4:00 pm - The incumbent in the state’s 77th House District, Angelo “Skip” Saviano, isn’t taking his challenger lightly. The Elmwood Park Republican, who has been a state represen...
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Dillard keeps eye on governor's mansion while defending 24th District seatOct 03, 2012 2:00 pm - Kirk Dillard is a man running two races. The 19-year Illinois Senate Republican insists he's focused solely on defending his 24th District seat against Democrat A. Ghani...
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28th Senate hopefuls talk pension reformOct 03, 2012 12:51 pm - Democratic state Sen. Dan Kotowski says he will stop pension abuse by preventing politicians from double-dipping, while his challenger in the 28th Senate District race, ...
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Mussman, Lawson outline pension-reform prioritiesOct 03, 2012 12:40 pm - Democratic state Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg and crosstown Republican challenger John Lawson agree that public pension reform is one of the most important tasks ...