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Illinois Constitutional Convention

Every Illinois County Voted Against The Constitutional Convention

Progress Illinois | Josh Kalven | Posted 12.22.2008 | Chicago

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A Progress Illinois analysis of the 2008 general election results found that every county in the state voted heavily against the proposed 2010 constit...

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Breaking Down The Con-Con Vote

Chicago Reader | Ben Joravsky | Posted 12.14.2008 | Chicago

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Obsessive student of election numbers that I am, I finally got around to poring over the ward-by-ward results from last week's all-important constitut...

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Bar Association To Appeal Con-Con Ruling

Associated Press | Posted 12.06.2008 | Chicago

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The Chicago Bar Association says it will ask the Illinois Supreme Court to examine the process that put a constitutional convention referendum on the ...

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Constitutional Convention Rejected By Voters

Associated Press | Posted 12.05.2008 | Chicago

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Illinois voters decided against a constitutional convention referendum Tuesday, but the question may live on in the courts. With 92 percent of precin...

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Are Citizens 'Too Stupid' For A Constitutional Convention?

SouthtownStar | Kristen McQueary | Posted 11.27.2008 | Chicago

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T here they stood, like an old Archie and Edith. Gov. Jim Edgar and his 1992 gubernatorial opponent, Dawn Clark Netsch, side by side in the Thompson C...

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Vote NO on a Constitutional Convention

Greg Harris | Posted 11.17.2008 | Chicago

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If the roof in your house sprung a leak, would you fix the roof or burn down the house and start over? That is essentially the choice Illinois voters will make this year when we decide whether or not to have a constitutional convention.

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Court Says State Must Use Disputed Ballot

AP | Posted 11.16.2008 | Chicago

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A state appeals court says election officials must use a ballot asking voters if they want a constitutional convention, despite language that critics ...

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Constitutional Convention Gaining Momentum

Posted 10.31.2008 | Chicago

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The push for an Illinois constitutional convention picked up steam Tuesday with news that Cook County Assessor James Houlihan is supporting the Nov. 4...

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Who Wants A Constitutional Convention?

Gapers Block | Ramsin Canon | Posted 10.18.2008 | Chicago

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The pro and con sides of an unconventional Constitutional Convention controversy lined up, and in a balmy room at the UIC campus, they acted out a pur...

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Con-Con? Yes!

Dave Lundy | Posted 09.21.2008 | Chicago

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My biggest pet peeve is the absolute power exercised by our legislative leaders in refusing to allow votes on bills they don't like. For those that aren't familiar with the bizarre ways of Springfield, let me explain.

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