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Bill limits IL university spending on exec search firms

May 07, 2012

By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Some Illinois lawmakers want public universities to stop paying to hire top leaders.

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IL state retirees speak out to protect health care

May 03, 2012

  By Stephanie Fryer | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — State retirees came here Thursday to protest against a measure that could curtail $876 million in taxpayer subsidies for retirees’ health care.

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Transparency bill aims to expose IL gov’t fraud

May 02, 2012

By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — A bill requiring local governments to post financial information could help to expose and prevent fraud, supporters of the measure say.

Nekritz re-introduces IL eavesdropping bill

May 01, 2012

By Stephanie Fryer | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers have another chance to allow people to record police officers in public places.

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Historic schools, farmstead, city hall on IL endangered list

April 24, 2012

  By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News   SPRINGFIELD — Illinois history buffs want to preserve the Bruch-Guertler House built in 1854, theFreeport City Hall built in 1899 and the Maywood Home built for the widows of Civil War soldiers, among other places.

ComEd ready to install 4 million smart meters in IL

April 23, 2012

By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News SPRINGFIELD — Commonwealth Edison, northern Illinois’ electricity utility, unveiled plans Monday to install 4 million digital smart meters during the next decade.