Daily Herald Election Coverage
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‘We’re not in a recession’: Financial expert Terry Savage provides midyear economic update in SchaumburgJun 11, 2024 1:41 pm - Renowned financial expert Terry Savage explained how factors as diverse as the presidential election, two major wars, inflation, the stock market and job creation mig...
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‘We’ve got to be ready’: Suburban police gearing up for political conventions this summerJun 09, 2024 8:48 pm - Suburban law enforcement agencies may be called upon to help keep the peace during this summer’s national political conventions in Chicago and Milwaukee.
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Rushed pension reform will hurt businesses, residentsJun 07, 2024 10:40 am - Last month, the Illinois General Assembly passed a $53.1 billion budget, the state’s largest ever and $400 million higher than Gov. J.B. Pritzker pushed for in February. ...
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Stalled bills: ‘Dignity in Pay Act,’ Prisoner Review Board changes fail to moveJun 07, 2024 11:36 pm - A bill eliminating the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities failed to pass the General Assembly ahead of its May adjournment, although sponsors say they hope to ...
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Arlington Heights trustee tapped for 53rd District House seatJun 06, 2024 11:14 am - A panel of Northwest suburban Democratic leaders picked Arlington Heights village Trustee Nicolle Grasse as the new state representative for the 53rd District. Grasse wil...
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Downstate judge blocks law banning newly slated candidates from ballotJun 06, 2024 10:40 am - A Sangamon County judge on Wednesday blocked the Illinois State Board of Elections from enforcing a new law that would have prevented certain General Assembly candidates who didn’t run in the March primary from getting on the November ballot.
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State senator hopes gas-leak detector bill can prevent catastrophes like house explosionsJun 05, 2024 5:30 pm - If Tuesday’s house explosion in Lake Zurich is determined to have been caused by a natural gas leak, one state senator from suburbs says it would be another example of the dangers he hopes his proposed legislation can prevent.
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Appeals court halts Trump's Georgia case during appeal of order allowing Willis to stay on caseJun 05, 2024 4:22 pm - An appeals court has halted the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and others while it reviews the lower court judge's ruling allowing Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to remain on the case.
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Republican walkout foils Will County Board vote on pay hikesJun 05, 2024 8:13 am - An apparent deal to hike pay for elected Will County officials fell apart Tuesday when Republicans walked out of a county board meeting as Democrats tried to nudge proposed salary increases higher.
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Sangamon County judge considering whether slated candidates can appear on November ballotJun 03, 2024 6:37 pm - A Sangamon County judge is weighing whether to block a new state law that bans the long-practiced tradition of political parties slating candidates for a general election...