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It has been about two years since 26 people, most of them young children, died in a massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. The shooter…
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The Illinois House overwhelmingly rejected a so-called "doomsday budget" today -- one that does NOT rely on extending 20-11's income tax hike. It would…
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A special task force raises new questions about Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and his influence on hiring at Metra. The panel, which issued its…
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The Illinois House Speaker is calling for a cut in the state’s corporate income tax rate. Speaker Michael Madigan is supporting a measure that would cut…
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Lisa Madigan will NOT run for Illinois governor next year. The state’s Attorney General announced today she has been considering a run for governor for…
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Illinois lawmakers have created a committee to address the state's 97-billion-dollar pension problem. The House and Senate agreed to form a bipartisan…
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan predicts a rough road ahead for a same-sex marriage bill. He says passing the bill out of the lower-chamber would…
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Members of Illinois' 98th General Assembly were sworn in today in Springfield. There are a number of new faces -- but the four at the top remain the same.…
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It appears Illinois lawmakers will wait until early next year to deal with the state’s pension crisis. That was the message from one of the state's top…
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A revised plan to overhaul state pensions has cleared its first hurdle and is headed to the Illinois House.Just yesterday, partisan differences had…