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General Assembly stepping up in potentially historic legislative session

In the final week of the current legislative session, slated to end on May 31st, the Illinois General Assembly is making hard decisions it has put...
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Medicaid and pension reforms to dominate Illinois budget session final days

  • Illinois Medicaid pension reform
  • May 9, 2012
Every Illinois General Assembly budget session tends to have a theme based on one or a couple of dominant issues that define it. Three weeks ago,...
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Low turnout percentages in Michael Madigan's district outside of his ward

Chicago's primary election turnout of 24% on Tuesday was an all-time low for the city. Voter turnout numbers for many portions of the 22nd...
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Nearly all of Michael Madigan's ward precincts had higher turnout than city

Chicago's primary election turnout of 24% on Tuesday was an all-time low for the city. However, voter apathy did not spread to the 13th Ward...
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Ash Wednesday may be prophetic for Pat Quinn budget address

Elements and “isms” of Christianity have been hot topics recently in the public arena. In a bit of a stretch, Illinois also has a...
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Civic Federation predicts Illinois unpaid bills reaching $35 billion by 2017

  • Illinois unpaid bills
  • January 30, 2012
(Chicago) The Illinois research institute of the Civic Federation of Chicago announced in a report released today that the amount of the State of...
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Illinois General Assembly has unfinished business it may not finish

What was expected to be a Veto Session of monumental deals to - date has produced little of any significance. The Illinois General Assembly did not...
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The ISL Offers Libraries Books, Announces New Addition to Staff

In a desire to free up some shelf space, Illinois State Library (ISL) Communications Manager Patrick McGuckin announced in the ISL’s e...
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Illinois General Assembly Veto Session has four big issues to deal with

The Illinois General Assembly’s fall Veto Session starts on Tuesday and it should be a memorable one. A veto session usually entails &ldquo...
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel goes 4 for 4 in initial state legislative session

  • Rahm Emanueal scores legislative victories
  • June 2, 2011
The 97th Illinois General Assembly’s spring/budget session ended late Tuesday night and Chicago’s new mayor, Rahm Emanuel, made a big...
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