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Senator Seeks To Keep Pols’ Names Off State Signs
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) – While tollway signs touting disgraced ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich came down two years ago, there’s a push to outlaw such public promotion in the first place. It’s already...
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State Senate Committee Approves Tax Break For CME Group
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — Illinois lawmakers are on their way to giving the CME Group big tax breaks to stay put. As WBBM Newsradio’s Alex Degman reports, the CME Group wants to cut its state tax...
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Quinn Budget To Rely On Facility Closures, Medicaid Cuts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) - It’s going to be painful. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn was putting the finishing touches Tuesday night on what can only be called a bad news budget; one which might stop the...
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Illinois Senate Republicans Support Quinn’s Pension, Medicaid Plans
GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (CBS) – Illinois Senate Republicans say there’s a lot not to like about Gov. Pat Quinn’s budget plans, and the way he’s running the state. But as WBBM Newsradio Political Editor Craig...
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Madigan Drops Effort To Shift Teacher Pension Costs To Local Districts
Updated 05/30/12 – 10:13 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) – Prospects for pension reform in Illinois improved measurably late Wednesday night, when House Speaker Mike Madigan dropped his proposal to make public...
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State Lawmakers Pass Budget, But Not Without Contention
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — Illinois lawmakers have passed a budget to the Gov. Pat Quinn, but not without a lot of contention. As WBBM Newsradio’s Dave Dahl reports, the House got its way, and its...
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Illinois Republicans See Opportunities To Build Beyond 2012
Updated 08/27/12 – 3:15 p.m. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) – Illinois has evolved into a “blue state,” but there are still plenty of Republicans – and plenty of opinions on how to rebuild the party. Those...
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Governor OKs More Money For Road Projects, DCFS
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois road construction projects will get a $675 million boost this spring under a package of short-term spending projects Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law Thursday that...
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State Lawmakers Push For Another Big Ten School In Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (CBS) – Some state lawmakers seem to want to play the role of Big Ten commissioner, and have taken steps to study the feasibility of having another Illinois college join the...
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Amendment Protecting Ill. Voters To Go On Ballot
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois voters will consider a constitutional amendment this fall aimed at scuttling attempts at voter suppression after Senate action Thursday. The Senate voted 52-0 to...
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Illinois School Funding Data Fuel Reform Debate
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Newly released figures that show downstate school districts gaining at the expense of suburban ones have fueled a debate among lawmakers about a proposed overhaul of the...
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State Lawmakers Continue 2015 Budget Talks
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois lawmakers continued to grapple Wednesday with a new state budget, as Republicans ripped majority Democrats for spending beyond their means with a plan even Democrats...
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Quinn Refuses To Testify About Anti-Violence Program
WBBM 780’s Craig Dellimore WBBM 780/105.9FMplaypause CHICAGO (CBS) – Gov. Pat Quinn has rejected a challenge to testify before a legislative panel looking into the scandal-plagued anti-violence program...
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Lawmakers Seek Public Input On Plan To Revamp School Funding
CHICAGO (CBS) – State lawmakers who have predicted huge property tax hikes for suburban homeowners under a measure to overhaul funding for public schools have invited the public to provide input on the...
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Remembering Judy Baar Topinka: “Judy Had No Rival”
CHICAGO (CBS) – The people who knew the late Judy Baar Topinka best gathered Wednesday to share stories and celebrate her life, a week after the longtime Illinois politician died of complications from...
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Illinois Senate Rejects Rauner’s Priorities, Advances Budget
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Democrats agreed to give some of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner’s priority reforms a platform Wednesday but still voted them down in an exercise that could further fuel...
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