school
West Side lawmakers put spotlight on state of education
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Parents and teachers from Chicago’s West Side and Oak Park attended a legislative forum last week at which funding and other issues were discussed.
Community
State funds to be used to study possible improvements to North Avenue
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A $225,000 planning grant will focus on the stretch of road between Central and Oak Park avenues.
Opinion
Activist urges politicians to choose Blake Seryce
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Jim Allen wants the Austin resident and lawyer to replace state Rep. Derrick Smith, who was convicted Tuesday of bribery and will lose his seat in the Illinois House.
News
Legislative panel begins work on state contractors
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The Illinois Senate Committee on Procurement held its first hearing Tuesday.
News
Find out how your state lawmakers voted
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The Illinois General Assembly passed major legislation raising the state’s income tax, abolishing the death penalty and limiting free rides for seniors on the CTA.
News
Find out how your lawmakers voted in Springfield
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The legislature approved proposals to expand gambling and extend some protections to gay couples.
News
State lawmakers expect busy spring
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AustinTalks talked with Sens. Don Harmon and Kimberly Lightford, and Reps. Camille Lilly and La Shawn Ford about what they think will happen this month as the Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield for the veto session.
News
New state lawmaker’s appointment not a surprise to some
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Party insiders today chose hospital executive and chamber official Lilly Camille to be the next representative in Illinois House District 78. Lilly’s selection caused one of her six competitors to question how open the process was.
News
Austin and Oak Park residents keep fighting in wake of Park National Bank’s closure
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Members of the Coalition to Save Community Banks are planning to protest today outside the Chicago office of the FDIC inspector general. The group formed last year after federal regulators seized Park National Community Bank.
News
Time running out to represent the West Side in the Illinois House
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Today’s the deadline for applying to be the next representative in Illinois House District 78. Former lawmaker Deborah Graham resigned the seat last month after being appointed alderman in Austin’s 29th Ward.