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Illinois House OKs medical marijuana
By Mike Riopell and Doug T. Graham mriopell@dailyherald.com - 04/17/13
State lawmakers took a big first step toward legalizing medical marijuana today, moving legislation through the Illinois House that had declined to approve it for years. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell and Doug T. Graham mriopell@dailyherald.com - 04/17/13
Horsemen want a share of any Internet gambling money
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/16/13
The association of horsemen that compete at Arlington Park said its members worry the track wouldn't share revenue with them if it's eventually allowed to offer gambling on the Internet. The latest gambling expansion plan before lawmakers would... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/16/13
Oberweis: Raise speed limit to 70
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/16/13
Drivers would be allowed to legally go 70 mph on tollways and interstates in Illinois under a plan from state Sen. Jim Oberweis that won preliminary support Tuesday. The legislation, if approved, could allow suburban counties to opt out of the... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/16/13
Should some 17-year-olds vote in primaries?
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/15/13
A suburban lawmaker's plan to let 17-year-olds vote in primary elections if they will turn 18 before the November election won preliminary approval Monday. State Rep. Carol Sente's plan would apply only to elections in even-numbered years, not local... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/15/13
School pay raises trigger Illinois penalties
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/15/13
Seven years after Illinois lawmakers passed a law intended to curtail big pension-boosting pay hikes for retiring educators, some local school districts still are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in penalties to the state for giving... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/15/13
Plan: Teachers who don't report hazing would be charged
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/12/13
Teachers and administrators who don't report hazing like what happened at Maine West and Hoffman Estates high schools could themselves face criminal hazing charges under a plan approved by the Illinois House Friday. "They're going to be held just as... FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/12/13
Voters can't try to eliminate DuPage forest board salaries
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/12/13
The Illinois House today rejected a plan to give voters the option to eliminate the salaries for members of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District board. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/12/13
Plan to curb rising property taxes fails
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/12/13
A plan to keep local taxes from going up when property values go down failed to win favor from Illinois lawmakers Friday. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/12/13
Benefit cuts for RTA, Pace, Metra board members?
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/12/13
Members of the Chicago-area transit boards wouldn't get health care or pension benefits under a plan approved by the Illinois House Friday. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/12/13
House backs plan to eliminate lieutenant governor job
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/11/13
A suburban Republican's bid to eliminate Illinois' lieutenant governor's job by 2019 was approved by the Illinois House today. FULL STORY
By Mike Riopell State Government Writer - 04/11/13
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