Articles filed under State Legislature
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Pension reform divides Ramey, Pankau in 23rdFeb 11, 2012 7:00 am - The complex and politically tricky issue of pension reform is a divisive topic for the two Republican candidates seeking their party's nomination for the 23rd District s...
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84th House hopefuls won't rule out extending income tax hikeFeb 08, 2012 11:00 pm - When Illinois lawmakers increased the personal income tax rate to 5 percent last year, they gave it an expiration date — 2015. One of three Democratic candidates for sta...
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Brownfield deserves vote in 23rd SenateFeb 08, 2012 5:00 am - It goes without saying that our civic society is broken. Our politics, which defined as the work of the people, is anything but. We can begin to move our state back to s...
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52nd District GOP candidates share focus on financesFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - The three-way GOP primary for the 52nd District Illinois House seat formerly held by Mark Beaubien of Barrington features candidates who boast very different backgrounds...
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31st state Senate candidates tackle pensions, taxesFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Public employee pensions and taxes were among the issues addressed at a forum Wednesday night in Gurnee by four men running in the Republican primary for state Senate Di...
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McHenry County Board members upset with Franks over legislationFeb 07, 2012 11:00 pm - Some McHenry County Board members on Tuesday criticized state Rep. Jack Franks for introducing legislation — the latest one a bill aimed at creating a pilot program in M...
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Mussman hosts forum on specialty medicationsFeb 05, 2012 11:00 pm - Democratic state Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg, along with the Leukemia-Lymphoma Society of Illinois, the Arthritis Foundation and the Bleeding Disorders Alliance ...
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GOP candidates compete for 58th House seatFeb 02, 2012 11:00 pm - With state Rep. Karen May not running for re-election for the first time since winning the 58th District seat in 2000, two Lake Forest Republicans are hoping to turn the...
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84th candidates: State shouldn’t ask schools to fund teacher pensionsFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - All three Democratic candidates for state representative in the 84th District say they disagree with House Speaker Michael Madigan’s recent proposal suggesting school di...
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Incumbent leads in House District 50 contributionsFeb 01, 2012 12:00 am - An international sports promotion company and a local millionaire are among the contributors to Rep. Kay Hatcher’s re-election campaign in the 50th District state house ...