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Will Lawmakers Override Quinn ComEd Rate Hike Veto?
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this (Chicago) – Extra: Governor Pat Quinn on Sunday vetoed rate hike legislation to finance ComEd’s Smart Grid plan. Governor Pat Quinn “I cannot...
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Illinois ACLU Hits “Bailout” for Illinois “Nursing Home Lobby”
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this (Chicago) – The Illinois ACLU has a bee in its bonnet over SB 45. In a withering broadside against legislative efforts to reform Illinois...
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McSweeney “Respectfully” Asks Madigan for Tax Bill Vote
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this (Springfield, IL) – Well, he can ask. State Rep. David McSweeney (R-Barrington Hills) A House GOP lawmaker is calling on House Speaker...
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Reform Advocates Want New Illinois Redistricting Process
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this Change Illinois! will hold a press conference at the capitol in Springfield on Wednesday. (Chicago) – A political reform coalition wants to...
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Can AFSCME Win Raises for Caregivers to Developmentally Disabled?
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) (Chicago) – Despite looming Illinois budget cuts, AFSCME has launched a new effort to win raises for...
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Bill Seeks Answer: Where Does Illinois Education Money Go?
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this GOP Leader Christine Radogno at a press conference criticizing state education funding for Chicago. (Springfield, IL) – Is it possible to...
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AFSCME OKs Contract, But Legislative Fight Looms on Raises
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this The new AFSCME contract requires Illinois to pay back raises. (Chicago) – A fight over AFSCME raises is brewing in the Illinois legislature....
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Illinois Senate Zaps Teen Tanning Bed Use
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this Tanning by teens in tanning beds in Illinois may come to an end. (Springfield, IL) – Illinois is poised to ban the use of indoor tanning beds...
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Compromise Conceal Carry Bill Will Get “80 Votes”, Sources Say
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this State Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg) (Springfield, IL) – Concealed firearms at the Cubby Bear in Wrigleyville? No. Starbucks? Yes. A new,...
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Rep. Feigenholtz Pushes Medicaid Expansion Past GOP Opposition
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz (D-Chicago) (Springfield, IL) – Historic legislation ushering in the first phase of Obamacare passed the Illinois...
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Extra: Illinois Conceal Carry Deal Struck
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this Illinois lawmakers have struck a deal on a new conceal carry law. (Springfield) – Extra: Illinois lawmakers have struck a conceal carry deal....
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Extra Lobbyists Hired In Last Minute Bid to Save Same Sex Marriage Bill
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this African American lobbyists have been hired to help push the Illinois same sex marriage bill across the finish line. (Springfield, IL) – Can...
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Madigan Grants Same Sex Marriage Bill Approval Deadline Extension
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) (Springfield, IL) – Insider: The Illinois same sex marriage bill had its deadline date for approval...
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Will Quinn Veto Concealed Carry Bill?
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this Governor Pat Quinn (Chicago) – Will he sign the concealed carry bill? Governor Pat Quinn on Tuesday gave no indication whether he will sign...
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Special Session on Illinois Pension Reform Could Include Guns, Gays
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this Governor Pat Quinn (Chicago) – Extra: There is no rest for the weary or wicked. Just five days after the adjournment of the Illinois General...
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Gay Rights Advocates Hit Durbin over Immigration Reform
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (Chicago) – Illinois state lawmakers are not the only Illinois politicians under fire from gay rights groups....
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IL House GOP Pushes New College Financial Aid Plan
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this House GOP Leader Tom Cross (Chicago) – Illinois legislators may have adjourned on May 31, but GOP lawmakers are still proposing new bills....
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Extra: Quinn Quietly Signs New Illinois Fracking Law
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this Governor Pat Quinn (Chicago) – Extra: Governor Pat Quinn today, avoiding the public spotlight, signed a new hydraulic fracturing bill into...
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McCarter: Halt Food Stamps for Food with Poor Nutritional Value
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this State Senator Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) (Springfield) – State Senator Kyle McCarter (R-Lebanon) took aim at the federal food stamp program on...
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What Pension Crisis? Investors Stampede to Buy Illinois Bonds
Share on Facebook Retweet this Submit this to Stumble this Governor Pat Quinn (Chicago) – What crisis? Illinois witnessed a stampede today for the purchase of its bonds by investors. Illinois received...
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