Articles filed under State Legislature
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Kotowski grades effect of state budget reformAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - The proof, the old cliché goes, is in the pudding. So, when state Sen. Dan Kotowski last year heralded the passage of legislation he sponsored reforming the way the st...
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Farnham is in touch with constituentsAug 04, 2011 12:00 am - I want to recognize State Rep. Keith Farnham for doing the right thing and voting to cut his own pay. Too often legislators are involved with only themselves, removed fr...
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Crespo holds town hall in Hoffman EstatesJul 29, 2011 12:00 am - State Rep. Fred Crespo, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, will host a town-hall meeting of the summer from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the Hoffman Estates Police...
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Lake County's Garrett to retire from state Senate at end of termJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - State Sen. Susan Garrett on Wednesday announced she won't seek re-election in 2012, capping a respected 14-year career in the Capitol. Garrett, a Lake Forest Democrat re...
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Farnham, Madigan helping consumersJul 24, 2011 5:00 am - In this day and age, everyone needs to be cautious of increasingly sophisticated con artists and their schemes to steal money from the average hardworking American famil...
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Lobbyists a hot topic in Kane CountyJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - Kane County’s budget process began last week and already two wars, one financial and one political, are shaping up over how much taxpayer money is spent on lobbyists wit...
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Garrett, local leaders to discuss power outagesJul 22, 2011 12:00 am - State Sen. Susan Garrett is asking municipal leaders in Lake and Cook counties to a meeting July 28 to discuss how to keep communities operating in widespread power outa...
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State Rep. Crespo hosting town-hall meeting in StreamwoodJul 20, 2011 12:00 am - State Rep. Fred Crespo is hosting a town-hall meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, July 25 at the VFW 5151, 520 S. Bartlett Road, Streamwood. “I am looking forward to talking with...
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Job fair for veterans at CLCJul 18, 2011 12:00 am - A job resource fair for veterans will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 20 at the College of Lake County conference room, 1120 S. Milwaukee Ave., Vernon Hil...
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Schaumburg phone drive for troopsJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - State Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg is asking local residents and businesses to join her in a cellphone drive for servicemen and women overseas. The drive started ...