Articles filed under State Legislature
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What is Tim Schmitz doing?May 18, 2011 1:00 am - Dear fellow citizens and beleaguered victims of certain Springfield representatives who do a sordid job of representation: I point out State Rep. Tim Schmitz, who was el...
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Grant for Vernon Hills library five years overdueMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - When state Sen. Terry Link and then-Rep. Kathy Ryg surprised Cook Memorial Public Library District leaders in 2006 by pledging $500,000 toward the construction of a new ...
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Mussman on wrong side of legislationMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - Recently, the Illinois House approved good legislation, HB 161, that would help eliminate fraud in Illinois’ Link card (food stamp) program. More specifically, the legis...
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Credit seminar in StreamwoodMay 07, 2011 12:00 am - State Rep. Fred Crespo, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, will be holding a seminar in conjunction with the state treasurer’s office to inform people of the importance of main...
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Legislative forum in Arlington Hts.May 06, 2011 12:00 am - Area legislators will hold a forum from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 9, at the Arlington Heights Library, 500 N. Dunton Ave. Attending are: District 53 Rep. Sid Mathias...
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See how it’s done, Washington?May 02, 2011 12:00 am - Yesterday I attended a town-hall meeting sponsored by Michelle Mussman, our new state rep. All I knew of Ms. Mussman was she was highly recommended to me by my bride of ...
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Mulligan could be mapped out of district for 3rd timeApr 27, 2011 12:00 am - In Illinois political mapmaking history, Rosemary Mulligan has a distinction among her peers in the statehouse. The Des Plaines Republican has been “mapped out” of her district, not once, but twice — prompting her to buy three different houses within the same town.
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Suburban chiefs: Early intervention prevents crimeApr 26, 2011 12:00 am - Four police chiefs and a politician enter a preschool with one mission — fighting crime. Though it may sound like the beginning of a joke, the message delivered by four ...
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Mussman hearing what voters sayingApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - Thank you for the recent article about state Rep. Mussman’s proposal to reduce legislator pay. I ran for state representative in the 55th District (against state Rep. Ra...
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Crespo, Mussman hold special needs funding forumApr 22, 2011 12:00 am - Democratic state representatives Fred Crespo of Hoffman Estates and Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg will appear at a meet and greet for special needs families, educators ...