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In the November 2014 general election, Illinois voters will have a fairly rare opportunity: to weigh in directly on very significant changes in policy. In…
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Gay marriage. Gambling expansion. State employee pension reform. Medical marijuana. Forcing some businesses to disclose tax breaks. Driving privileges for…
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The other day, a Springfield radio talk show host related his recent visit to a new public high school in Waterloo. He told listeners that his other job,…
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The so-called pay-to-play ban, which was aimed at Gov. Rod Blagojevich and took effect last month, took three years to win legislative approval and barely…
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As a news writing exercise, Advanced Public Affairs Reporting students at the University of Illinois at Springfield set out last month to discover what…
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The 2008 presidential campaign figures to be the most wide-open contest for the White House in decades. Not since 1928 has neither a sitting president nor…