Term limits sought for legislative leaders
— February 12, 2018Illinois House Republicans are pushing legislation that would limit state legislative leaders to a decade in power. Legislation proposed by state Rep. Thomas Bennett (R-Gibson City)…
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Illinois Democrats blast Rauner’s address
— February 5, 2018Illinois Senate Democratic leaders had few positives comments regarding Gov. Bruce Rauner’s State of the State address last week. State Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago), who is running…
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AARP turns up heat on Illinois lawmakers
— January 29, 2018Ryan Gruenenfelder heard one common theme as he traveled the state last year for forums with residents 50 years of age and older. “A lot of them said, ‘I’m gonna leave the state.’…
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Democrats focus on four Illinois congressional races
— January 22, 2018Betsy Dirksen Londrigan has logged more than 20,000 miles on her vehicle since announcing her candidacy. Kelly Mazeski, a breast-cancer survivor, announced her candidacy on the same…
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GOP targets Democrat Bustos in sprawling 17th District
— January 19, 2018Cheri Bustos will seek a fourth term in Congress this year in what has traditionally been a Democratic-leaning 17th District. Then came Donald Trump. The Republican nominee upended…
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Governor: ‘Little guys take it in the pocketbook’
— February 5, 2018For 30 minutes and 18 seconds, Gov. Bruce Rauner moved between Illinois history teacher and Illinois director of tourism. During his State of the State address last week, a frequently…
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Democratic candidates for governor court Illinois’ disabled voters
— January 29, 2018The five men running to be the Democratic nominee for governor all boast of ties to the state’s disabled community. The candidates — Daniel Biss, Bob Daiber, Tio Hardiman, Chris…
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Women’s March’s lasting message: Get out the vote
— January 21, 2018Ready to march, Veronica Moore shuffled her feet as she held up a sign made from newspaper and magazine headlines denouncing the president. With her sign in hand touting messages like…
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