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Illinois State Senate News
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The Illinois Senate passed a bill on June 2 that supports a vertical capital bill and expands the state's gambling access.
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Republican state Rep. Allen Skillicorn (East Dundee) is speaking out against legislation now being proposed that would drastically raise everything from the state’s gas tax to the fee charged for driver’s licenses.
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State Sen. Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) is willing to go as far as changing the state constitution to protect the middle class of Illinois.
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Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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Democrat Terry Link has been declared the winner in the District 30 Senate race against Republican Soojae Lee.
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Democrat Julie Morrison has been declared the winner in the 29th District Senate race against Republican Barrett Davie.
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Minority vendors’ lack of access to contracts at Illinois public universities was the subject of the inaugural hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Supplier Diversity on July 24.
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Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) and some state representatives had a slew questions during a new firearm act debate.
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Legislation to account for late-payment interest on Illinois' unpaid bills has been approved by the Senate.
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Allowing local school districts to deny charter school applications is not ideal, according to three GOP lawmakers.
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If Gov. Bruce Rauner signs off on HB4870, medical marijuana can be administered on school grounds.
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Illinois state Sen. Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) is complicit with the Democratic machine led by the House's powerful Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago), recently denying Illinois voters a chance at fair maps in November, her Republican opponent said in a recent social media post.
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Ken Idstein wants to wipe away all the pain he sees lawmakers in Springfield having inflicted on small-business owners across the state.
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It may be business as usual in Springfield now that House Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago) has won re-election as Illinois Democratic Party chairman, but at least one Republican is questioning the move.
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Seven Republicans took the podium at an impromptu press conference to reject yet another Democrat imposed tax hike.
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Retired Air Force Col. Craig Wilcox sees his no-nonsense nature as being just the right strategy for rescuing Illinois from its long-existing doldrums.
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Craig Wilcox wants to bring back to the world of Illinois politics the level of honor he’s always prided himself on standing for.
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Barrett Davie sees Illinois’ best future embodied in a snapshot of its long and storied past.
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Sen. Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles) wants to make it easier for patients released from Department of Human Services (DHS) custody to obtain a state identification card.
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Sen. Pamela Althoff’s (R-McHenry) proposed referendum question regarding rescue squads in her district could go on the ballot.
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