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2013/05/16 03:13
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When Illinois lawmakers sit down to draw new legislative maps, the two most important pieces of information are 1) how each precinct voted in the last election and 2) where the incumbents live. Using...
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2013/05/15 15:20
2013/05/15 15:20
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Once burned, twice shy? Not the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Illinois' 13th Congressional District. A little more than a year after the DCCC backed former Greene County State's...
2013/05/15 04:26
2013/05/15 04:26
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DePaul's Cleveland Melvin (12) competes for the ball against Chicago State's Clarke Rosenberg in the first half Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, at Allstate Arena in Rosemont. | John J. Kim~Sun-Times There...
2013/05/12 20:45
2013/05/12 20:45
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Last week was a good example of why important legislation often stalls in Illinois. As expected, the Illinois Senate approved a pension reform package backed by Senate President John Cullerton. The...
2013/05/10 23:49
2013/05/10 23:49
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How did the state pension problem get as bad as it is? That question is commented on regularly but not always factually. Teachers and state workers regularly contact me with such comments as “I...
2013/05/09 15:46
2013/05/09 15:46
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Last month, Texas Gov. Rick Perry made national news by mounting a campaign to recruit businesses from Illinois to Texas. Perry aired $80,000 worth of radio ads in Chicago warning businesses and...
2013/05/06 14:20
2013/05/06 14:20
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URBANA — Nearly half of the city council will turn over Monday night as three new members take their oaths after victories in uncontested elections this spring. Incoming council members Carol Ammons,...
2013/05/06 06:26
2013/05/06 06:26
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I asked, “How will you support yourself?” She shrugged and said her parents had money and would support her whether or not she found work. I couldn’t help but think, “Her parents aren’t doing her...
2013/05/05 10:45
2013/05/05 10:45
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It also limits the 3 percent COLA by calculating it based on $1,000 for each year of work – for example, a retiree who worked 35 years will get 3 percent of $35,000. The bill affects four of the five...
2013/05/04 23:49
2013/05/04 23:49
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Pension reform “absolutely has to” be done by the Illinois General Assembly, but the latest proposal by Speaker of the House Mike Madigan is not the right reform. So says Rep. Jim Sacia,...
2013/05/04 23:45
2013/05/04 23:45
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Rep. John Cabello thinks that if legislative leaders like Mike Madigan would allow input from all stakeholders in the pension debate, lawmakers could come up with good reform legislation that would...
2013/05/02 01:10
2013/05/02 01:10
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill -- The Pension Reform package handed out Tuesday by Illinois Speaker Mike Madigan was approved by a House committee Wednesday. That proposal from Madigan reduces COLA adjustments to...
2013/04/30 22:10
2013/04/30 22:10
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan, (D)Chicago, has released details of a pension reform package he is willing to put his name on. Madigan's proposal is similar to the...
2013/04/28 01:56
2013/04/28 01:56
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Alexis Baldwin, 5, powers through one of the obstacles in a course devised by the WNMU Kineseology Club at the Silver City BikeWorks s 2nd annual Pedalista! event on Saturday in Gough Park. SILVER...
2013/04/27 21:13
2013/04/27 21:13
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Calumet City became a prime example for critics this year of how suburban officeholders can use election laws to cripple political rivals — helping propel reform legislation that now has a surprise...
2013/04/27 17:28
2013/04/27 17:28
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State Rep. Tom Cross. | Steven Buyansky~Sun-Times Media It’s easy to take issue with Illinois House GOP leader Tom Cross if you are for same sex-marriage in Illinois. And easy to be angry with him...