Illinois Senate

Link Rape Crisis Funding to Strip Clubs

Sheila Simon | Posted 05.26.2012

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Sheila Simon

Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year. Those are the hours that rape crisis centers work the phones and respond to victims of rape and sexual assault across Illinois. We do not want to see a day when those phone calls go unanswered.

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Did Sears Betray Illinois Lawmakers?

Posted 12.29.2011

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Updated story Just weeks after signing a bill that gave Sears millions of dollars in tax incentives to stay in Illinois, Governor Pat Quinn reacted...

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Illinois Senate Approves Corporate, Individual Tax Breaks

AP | Posted 12.14.2011

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois lawmakers have approved a $330 million package of tax relief to businesses and individuals. The state Senate approved t...

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Tax Relief Bill Could Keep Businesses In State, Help Struggling Families

AP | CHRISTOPHER WILLS and DAVID MERCER | Posted 02.12.2012

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Under the threat of losing thousands of jobs to other states, Illinois officials are on the verge of approving a tax-relief ...

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ComEd Rate Hike Likely After House, Senate Approve Bill

Posted 12.26.2011

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Members of both the Illinois House and Senate this week approved, in veto-proof majorities, a trailer bill to ComEd and Ameren's "smart grid" legislat...

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Lawmakers Pass Measure To Trim Their Own Pay

Posted 08.23.2011

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The Illinois Senate reconvened Wednesday to vote on a handful of measures, including a 4.6 percent cut in their own pay. Four senators voted agains...

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Let's Get Ready to Rumble: Illinois Senate Back in Session

Kyle Hillman | Posted 08.22.2011

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Kyle Hillman

In Springfield, our representation is free to debate a bill however they choose, but that doesn't include making public the fact that there is a very clear conflict of interest. Think about that for a second.

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Should Parents Be Taxed For Having Obese Children?

Posted 07.12.2011

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An Illinois Senator is backing away from a suggestion he made in committee Tuesday that parents with obese children have their $2,000 standard tax ded...

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Illinois Smoking Ban Loophole? Casinos Could Be Exempt

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI and JIM SUHR | Posted 07.10.2011

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HAMMOND, Ind. — Clutching his Marlboro, Clifford Hutchison works a slot machine unaware of his role in a desperate competition to balance state ...

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Illinois Passes DREAM Act To Help Undocumented Students Go To College

Posted 07.04.2011

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A mariachi band played at a giddy rally in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Wednesday afternoon, as throngs of supporters celebrated the pass...

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Quinn Seeks To Buy Time To Replace Political Appointees

Posted 06.20.2011

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Illinois Governor Pat Quinn sent back a bill passed with overwhelming majorities in both houses of the State Legislature, amending it to buy himself m...

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Illinois Senate Passes Sprawling Education Reform Bill

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 06.15.2011

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SPRINGFIELD -- A sprawling education-reform package that could lengthen the school year in Chicago, give school districts new powers to oust poorly pe...

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Illinois Redistricting: Will Minorities Really See Improvements?

Kyle Hillman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kyle Hillman

Next week, the public aspect of the state redistricting process will begin. On Monday, the largest metropolitan area gets a say, and it should be fascinating to watch.

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Rickey Hendon Retiring After 'Black Political Disaster'

Posted 05.25.2011

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One of the most charismatic figures in Illinois politics announced his retirement suddenly on Thursday afternoon. Rickey Hendon will step down after 1...

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LISTEN: Obama Jokes About Rahm, Chicago At Drake Hotel Fundraiser

WBEZ | Produced by Associated Press on Friday, October 08, 2010 | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama drew laughs at a fundraiser by poking fun at Chicago politics and the loss of his chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, who quit this m...

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Obama's In Town: Stumping For Alexi Tonight

AP | MARK S. SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Battling to keep his old Senate seat out of GOP hands, President Barack Obama on Thursday recalled the joy that swept his hometown bac...

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Americans For Prosperity Pushes Lie About Mark Kirk Win

The Capitol Fax Blog | Posted 05.25.2011

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Unless Americans for Prosperity wants the Illinois State Board of Elections to violate probably two dozen state and federal laws, it cannot certify th...

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Kirk's Win Could Upset Democrats' Lame Duck Plans

Posted 05.25.2011

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Before they lose their majority in the House, and many valuable votes in the Senate, Congressional Democrats will want to get some work done. They've ...

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Mark Kirk WINS: Alexi Giannoulias Defeated In Illinois Senate Race

Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Kirk, the five-term Republican congressman from Chicago's north suburbs, has won his bid to fill Barack Obama's old Senate seat in Illinois. Kir...

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Election Results: Coverage Of Governor, Senate and House Races

Posted 05.25.2011

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(Check our Live Blog for updates throughout the night as results come in.) Major races for U.S. Senate, the House of Representatives and the govern...

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LIVE BLOG: Illinois Election Results And More

The Huffington Post | Jen Sabella and Will Guzzardi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Election news and results from throughout Illinois. Updated continuously throughout the evening. ...

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Illinois Senate Candidates Enter 11th Hour In Very Close Race

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama was in Chicago over the weekend, helping to rally support for Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias, who is vying for the preside...

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WATCH: Illinois Senate Candidates Exchange Harsh Words, Old Accusations In Final Debate

Posted 05.25.2011

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BY: CHRISTOPHER WILLS CHICAGO (AP) -- The candidates for President Barack Obama's former Senate seat assailed each other as immature, indecisive and...

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Illinois Senate Election 2010: Predict The Winner! (POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Who will be the next Illinois Senator? Democrat Alexi Giannoulias faces off with Republican Mark Kirk on Nov. 2, and we'd love to hear who you think ...

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IL-Sen: 42% Kirk (R), 40% Giannoulias (D) (PPP 10/14-16)

Huffington Post | Emily Swanson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Public Policy Polling (D) 10/14-16/10; 557 likely voters, 4.2% margin of error Mode: Automated phone PPP release Illinois 2010 Senate 42% Kirk (R), ...

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