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Illinois law a boost to ex-offenders seeking jobs

Illinois law a boost to ex-offenders seeking jobs

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July 19, 2014 6:59 pm

FILE - In this May 30, 2014 file photo, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, heads into his office at the state Capitol in Springfield Ill. National Republican legislative groups say eroding Democratic control in the Illinois House is a top goal this November. Officials from the Republican Legislative Campaign Committee and the Republican State Leadership Committee are having a conference in Colorado this week with the hope of eliminating House Speaker Michael Madigan's veto-proof majority, which the Chicago Democrat and Illinois Democratic Party chair holds by a one-vote margin. Supermajority status allows Democrats to pass politically difficult pieces of legislation without any Republican votes. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

GOP groups target Democrats’ House supermajority

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July 18, 2014 9:34 pm

FILE - In this March 27, 2012 file photo, Illinois Rep. Fred Crespo, D-Hoffman Estates, is seen on the House floor at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Some Illinois lawmakers are taking matters into their own hands after the Legislature moved for the first time in years not to take furlough days to save taxpayer dollars. Crespo is among those who plan to donate to charity the minimum $3,100 in additional money they'll see in their paychecks this year. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Some Illinois lawmakers voluntarily giving up pay

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July 11, 2014 8:02 pm

Lawmaker: Panel should consider suspending probe

Lawmaker: Panel should consider suspending probe

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July 10, 2014 12:57 am

Redistricting reform campaigners acknowledge flaws

Campaigns

Redistricting reform campaigners acknowledge flaws

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June 28, 2014 6:45 pm

Illinois state Sen. Kirk Dillard, R-Westmont, leaves the Senate chambers at the state Capitol Friday, May 30, 2014, in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Lawmakers pass $1B capital bill, adjourn session

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May 31, 2014 6:27 pm

House advances $1B capital bill; budget vote looms

House advances $1B capital bill; budget vote looms

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May 30, 2014 1:27 am

House Democrats on the spot with tax, budget votes

House Democrats on the spot with tax, budget votes

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May 26, 2014 9:59 pm

Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, listens to lawmakers during a House committee hearing at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Faced with an expected $3 billion budget hole from an expiring income tax increase, Illinois lawmakers are grappling with whether to raise taxes to avoid major cuts to schools and social services next year. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Campaigns

Tough tax votes loom in Illinois

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April 14, 2014 4:00 am

Office Max to begin move out of Illinois in April

Business

Office Max to begin move out of Illinois in April

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March 14, 2014 1:50 am

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