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Lawmakers look ahead to 2011 session
November 04, 2010
By Mary Massingale Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD – Two days after an election that kept the Illinois legislature and most likely the governor’s office in Democratic hands, state lawmakers were predicting a 2011 agenda of more of the same.
No winner yet in Ill. governor’s race
November 03, 2010
By Kevin Lee and Mary Massingale Illinois Statehouse News
CHICAGO and BLOOMINGTON – After a prolonged election battle lasting the better part of a year, Illinois voters will have to wait some more before knowing who will serve as their next governor.
The gubernatorial race between Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn and challenger State Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, was still too close to call after midnight.
Lawmaker Wants to Highlight Public Officials’ Finances
October 27, 2010
By Jennifer Wessner Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — An Illinois lawmaker on Wednesday announced his proposal to make Illinois' historically corrupt political culture more transparent.
State Sen. Dan Kotowski, D-Park Ridge, laid out a plan that would increase the amount of personal financial information that candidates and public officials must disclose in order to run for or hold public office.
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