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Northwest Herald
March 8, 2018
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers could not tap taxpayer funds to settle sexual harassment complaints under legislation that moved to the House floor Wednesday. Officials with the General Assembly claim it's never happened in Illinois, but Rep. David McSweeney wants to avoid cases such as thoseÃâà...
Illinois News Network
March 7, 2018
Should it pass into law, the lawmakers that previously drew the legislative boundaries for not only the Illinois General Assembly but the U.S. Congressional districts would be replaced by a 16-member group of independent Illinoisans. Spain echoed former President Barack Obama's thoughts about whomÃâà...
WQAD.com
March 7, 2018
Should it pass into law, the lawmakers that previously drew the legislative boundaries for not only the Illinois General Assembly but the U.S. Congressional districts would be replaced by a 16-member group of independent Illinoisans. Spain echoed former President Barack Obama's thoughts about whomÃâà...
Chicago Tribune
March 7, 2018
The bill, which was passed by the General Assembly last fall and is currently on the governor's desk, usurps local authority and the rights of municipalities for the economic gain of a thriving industry. Included in the lack of local authority is a cap on how much cities and villages could charge cell companiesÃâà...
Mondaq News Alerts
March 7, 2018
The Illinois General Assembly has approved a bill that, if signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner, would make it unlawful for a person to engage in the business of selling, leasing or otherwise transferring firearms without a license issued by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The GunÃâà...
FOX Illinois
February 28, 2018
Responding to a nationwide call from students and parents for immediate action on gun safety in the wake of another tragic mass shooting, Illinois House Democrats passed critical legislation reducing access to assault rifles, banning the sale of 'bump stock' modifications, and licensing gun dealers to ensure all state andÃâà...
PolitiFact
February 27, 2018
Just days before the Parkland shooting, Rotering told the Sun-Times this: "We in Highland Park banned assault weapons and were taken to the United States Supreme Court and we prevailed. It's now constitutional to ban these weapons of war in Illinois. Yet, the Illinois General Assembly has failed to allowÃâà...
Chicago Tribune
February 22, 2018
Today we begin endorsements for the Illinois General Assembly. You want change in Springfield? You have to send it. But look: Of 39 seats up for grabs this election cycle in the Illinois Senate, only five have contested primaries. Eighteen incumbents, many of whom have been in Springfield longer than aÃâà...
Chicago Tribune
December 31, 1999
Candidates for Illinois governor are discussing medical and recreational marijuana and a bill has been introduced in the General Assembly that would allow ... The state Senate on Thursday voted to ask on the November ballot whether recreational use of marijuana should be legalized and taxed in Illinois.
Chicago Sun-Times
December 31, 1999
We asked him why he's running for the Democratic nomination in the Illinois House of Representatives in the 1st District: I'm state representative of the 1st district of Illinois and I've been serving in the Illinois General Assembly for 27 years. Immediately, education. Public education. Whether it be theÃâà...
