Articles filed under State Legislature
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Harris decries charge he is 100 percent anti-abortionSep 30, 2010 11:00 pm - A campaign letter charging that state House candidate David Harris does not support allowing victims of rape or incest to have abortions is a misrepresentation of his po...
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31st Dist. state Senator says opponent is 'an amateur'Sep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Democratic state Sen. Michael Bond says his opponent is "an amateur" for contending there is much to cut in Illinois' spending while being unable to identify specific li...
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59th district candidates want to change the systemSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The race for state representative in the 59th District could be considered a case of self-described Republican outsider Dan Sugrue trying to upend the establishment. How...
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Hatcher, Healy plan appearances in 50th House raceSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - So far, the mailboxes of voters in the state House 50th District race are not overflowing with fliers from the candidates. It's a vast departure from the spring Republic...
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62nd House hopeful apologizes for gay marriage commentSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - A suburban political candidate said he regrets saying the nation's attitude toward gay marriage will change because older people eventually will die. "It was a poor choi...
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Election forum in Arlington Heights SaturdaySep 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The League of Women Voters Arlington Heights-Mount Prospect-Buffalo Grove Area will present a candidate forum at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Arlington Heights Vil...
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House hopeful disputes claims he wants to end revenue sharingSep 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Republican Tom Morrison says he doesn't support eliminating or scaling back revenue sharing between the state and municipalities, and wouldn't make such a proposal if el...
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Charges, countercharges in 56th House campaignSep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - It's no surprise that the campaign literature in the 56th District state House race is saying unflattering things about each candidate's rival. But both Republican Ryan ...
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Charges, countercharges in 56th House campaignSep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - It's no surprise that the campaign literature in the 56th state House District race is saying unflattering things about each candidate's rival. But both Republican Ryan ...
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Noland, Rauschenberger split on income tax increase, cutsSep 27, 2010 11:00 pm - With the state facing a $13 billion deficit and failing to pay its bills to schools and social services agencies, both candidates for 22nd District Senate agree that bud...