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Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka has died, less than 24 hours after having a stroke. A statement from her office says the 70-year-old Topinka died…
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Even as states like Ohio, Iowa and Wisconsin are known as political battlegrounds and bellwethers, Illinois has the reputation for being a solid "blue"…
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The amount of money Illinois owes to companies and organizations that have provided goods and services for the state is at its lowest level since 2010,…
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Illinois has broken its streak of late grant payments to schools for the first time since 2007. State Superintendent Christopher Koch praised the news in…
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Illinois Democrats are outpacing their Republican counterparts in fundraising so far in the 2014 election cycle. Crain's Chicago Business reports that…
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State Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka says Illinois residents will get a breakdown of state spending in income tax returns received in 2014. Topinka…
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Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday signed same sex marriage into law in Illinois. Here are quotes and reaction to the bill signing. ___ ``It means we are able to…
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Sheila Simon will wrap up her term as Lieutenant Governor in just over a year. The Democrat and daughter of late U.S. Senator Paul Simon is taking on…
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Back on Valentine's Day, the state Senate approved legislation that would allow gays and lesbians to get married in Illinois. The hope then was that…
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Rain didn't stop advocates for same-sex marriage, who rallied under umbrellas by the hundreds in front of the Illinois Capitol Tuesday, Oct. 22. A measure…