Opinion: Enough is enough for Illinois
— June 29, 2016The following editorial was written by the Editorial Board of the State Journal-Register in Springfield and the newspaper is sharing it with news outlets across Illinois to publish…
Tag: Illinois General Assembly
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Measures take aim at rising opioid abuse in Illinois
— June 20, 2016The statistics do not lie. As the most current data will vividly reveal, communities across Illinois are in the midst of a harrowing fight against heroin, fentanyl and other types of…
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Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passes General Assembly
— May 13, 2016Illinois nannies, housekeepers and caregivers for the elderly and disabled are on their way to minimal job protections other workers take for granted, if a new law is signed by Gov….
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Obama on Illinois politics: ‘It could be better’
— February 13, 2016If there is a bright side to the state budget quagmire, at least Gov. Bruce Rauner and House Speaker Michael Madigan have restrained from calling each other “facetious pettifoggers.”…
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Independent Maps petitions pass challenge
— May 31, 2016The Independent Maps group announced May 24 that they had passed a signature inspection by the Illinois State Board of Elections that moved the proposed redistricting amendment one…
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Kids programs bring down crime, police tell state lawmakers
— May 10, 2016Illinois legislators in the General Assembly were surprised when Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel came to testify at the Illinois House Appropriations Human Services budget hearing,…
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Tensions build over stalled state budget
— June 7, 2015The state budget impasse could continue well into July as no pressing deadlines are looming. “We will get there,” state Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) said. “Both sides are…
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