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It was 50 years ago last month that a new type of campaign commercial aired -- one devised to make President Lyndon Johnson's opponent look bad, rather…
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Republican Mel Thillens is a first-time candidate for the Illinois House, but his name has been carried across the state on the sides of large trucks for…
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It’s no secret that many Illinois Democrats have been reluctant to throw their full support behind President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. And…
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“You can’t tell the players without a scorecard.”That refrain, oft-repeated at ballparks across the land in bygone days, may take on new meaning when…
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The newest leader in state government says he doubts pension reform will become reality during the upcoming fall veto session. Republican House Minority…
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State Rep. Jim Durkin is officially beginning his tenure as Republican leader in the Illinois House. The Western Springs lawmaker was elected to the post…
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A northern Illinois Republican state legislator says he's stepping down at the end of September. Jim Sacia is in his sixth term in the Illinois House of…
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Gov. Pat Quinn is hinting at the possibility of a special session on pensions when lawmakers are in Springfield next month for the Illinois State Fair.A…
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What will the special legislative session next week accomplish?"Nothing," says Rep. Rich Brauer (R-Petersburg). Brauer was a guest on WUIS' Illinois…
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Unprecedented.An often overused term, prone to hyperbole, but a spot-on summary of last month's votes for the 98th General Assembly, for never before in…