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From West Central Reporter
Rep. Hammond renews call for fair maps, supports petition to end gerrymandering
A Republican Illinois House representative from the 93rd District earlier this week renewed her call for fair maps and pushed support for an independent map-drawing petition following a U.S. Supreme Court decision not to hear gerrymander cases.
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From Kankakee Times
Bennett on graduated income tax structure: 'Stop digging,' bring people back to Illinois
House Rep. Thomas Bennett (R-Watseka) said Monday that Illinois has dropped in population because it already has such a high tax burden, and the graduated income tax structure would make that even worse.
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From Chambana Sun
Caulkins explains his positions on proposed legislation, citing 'government overreach'
Republican state Rep. Dan Caulkins (Decatur) expressed his disdain for government overreach in a March 15 press release highlighting some of the latest developments in Springfield.
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From Chambana Sun
GOP Rep. Caulkins claims pension plan far from fiscally sound
Newly elected Republican State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) thinks he knows why things have become so dysfunctional in Springfield.
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From Prairie State Wire
Legislature overrides some Rauner vetoes, fails on others
Illinois's outgoing Republican governor saw a few of his vetoes overridden during the Fall Veto Session in Springfield and a few new laws have been passed, a QUAD city area lawmaker said in a summary recap released last week.
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Sommer wins 88th House District race
Republican Keith Sommer beat Democrat Jill Blair in the 88th House District race.
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From Chambana Sun
Dan Caukins wins 101st House District race
Republican Dan Caukins has been declared the winner in the 101st House District against Democrat Jennifer McMillin.
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Don Brady wins 105th House District race
Republican Don Brady has been declared the winner in the 105th House District against Democrat Benjamin Webb.
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From Illinois Valley Times
2018 election preview: Number of competitive districts up over four years ago
The number of competitive Illinois state legislative races in the Nov. 6 midterm elections will be 18 more than what it was four years ago as more major-party candidates go head-to-head is districts across the state.
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From Prairie State Wire
2018 election night preview: More competitive races now in play than in 2014
Unlike the dynamic four years ago, a majority of the Illinois House races – 56 percent – will be competitive contests pitting major party candidates during the Nov. 6 midterm election.
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From Prairie State Wire
State House election preview: Candidates square off in 66 of 118 midterm races
The number of Illinois House races being contested by major-party candidates on Nov. 6 is up 13.6 percent over the last midterm election in 2014, according to a Prairie State Wire analysis.
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Brady votes ‘yes’ in House ERA vote
Illinois State Rep. Dan Brady (R-Bloomington) voted in support of the so-called “Equal Rights Amendment,” helping to pass the measure 72-45.
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From Illinois Valley Times
Long invites St. George Orthodox Church priest to give invocation
Rep. Jerry Long (R-Streator) had some special guests with him at the May 21 House floor debate.
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From Illinois Valley Times
House resolution dedicates Streator bridge to veteran
Rep. Jerry Long (R-Streator) politely demanded silence from the House floor when honoring a Vietnam veteran.
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From Chambana Sun
Caulkins seeks to be Springfield's agent of change
Dan Caulkins is wearing his heart on his sleeve in the final days of his campaign to replace retiring Rep. Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) in the 101st District.
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From Chambana Sun
Caulkins confident voters will select the best for Illinois
Dan Caulkins wants voters to understand and embrace the full power of their authority.
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Statehouse on lockdown after mysterious white powder thrown at governor's office
The Statehouse was on security lockdown earlier today after a substance was allegedly thrown at Gov. Bruce Rauner’s office, as well as the Lt. governor's office and the House gallery. Rauner was not in the building at the time of the threat.
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State lawmakers accused of pay raise by committee
Illinois lawmakers are using a seemingly surreptitious way to give themselves pay raises: creating new and useless committees for which they are automatically paid an extra $10,326 as chairmen, a Chicago-based think tank is arguing.
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Normal Town Council approves purchase of golf course maintenance equipment
Normal Town Council approves purchase of golf course maintenance equipment at its recent meeting.