Articles filed under State Legislature
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Bills would give voters say over township, road district consolidationApr 18, 2016 1:00 am - Two state Senate bills from Lake County legislators are among the latest suggestions in the continuing debate on consolidating government services to save money. The mai...
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Forums on veteran services scheduled for summerApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois veterans will have a chance to discuss their needs, particularly for mental health and other services, with state officials at two forums in the suburbs in June...
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Hanover Township clerk to challenge Crespo for state House seatMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - Hanover Township Clerk Katy Dolan Baumer received enough write-in votes March 15 to become the Republican challenger of Democratic state Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Esta...
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Mussman: Petition calls on ICC to reject power linesMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - State Rep. Michelle Mussman of Schaumburg said Friday that her petition calling on the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject ComEd's proposed West Central Reliability P...
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McConchie likely to start state Senate term earlyMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Republican Dan McConchie of Hawthorn Woods is likely to get a head start on both an Illinois Senate term and the next election, a local GOP leader said. With state Sen. ...
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Elgin state senator talks of his future after election lossMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Come next January, state Sen. Mike Noland of Elgin will find himself out of office for the first time in 10 years. Noland, 55, lost his Democrat primary bid for the 8th ...
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Breaking down the Illinois primary, looking ahead to NovemberMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - What a week. From top to bottom, the ballot Tuesday was packed with interesting matchups that yielded a few surprises when the results came in. The big picture The...
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Man found guilty of threatening state representativeMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - A DuPage County jury deliberated for less than two hours Thursday before finding Stephen Bona guilty of two counts of making threatening telephone calls to state Rep. Je...
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McConchie claims victory in 26th state Senate DistrictMar 17, 2016 1:00 am - After nearly 48 hours of waiting for McHenry County votes to be counted, Dan McConchie declared victory Thursday afternoon in the race to replace state Sen. Dan Duffy in...
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Suburban Sen. Dan Duffy resigning early to lead children's advocacy groupMar 16, 2016 1:00 am - State Sen. Dan Duffy will step down in April, about nine months before his term ends, to lead Prevent Child Abuse America. "I think I'm on to my next and final phase of ...