Illinois Senate

The Senate Ethics Committee on Friday closed its investigation into the controversial appointment of Roland Burris to fill the Illinois Senate seat vacated by President Barack Obama, but admonished him for "inappropriate" and "less than...

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...Pier and Exposition Authority; the convention bureau; representatives from the office of the mayor, governor, Illinois House speaker and Illinois Senate president; labor leaders; show contractors; and hospitality industry leaders, including...

In this article: Chicago, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, National Restaurant Association, Jerry Roper, Las Vegas, Orlando, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, and Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

...to unsettle some of the most closely watched congressional races in the nation. The narrative is playing out against the backdrop of the Illinois Senate race - for the seat President Barack Obama once held - and the tri-state region...

In this article: Rob Simmons, Barack Obama, Chris Dodd, Mark Kirk, GOP, Detainee, John Boehner, Illinois, Pete Hoekstra, and United States

...this year is $34 million. A bill that would have extended McPier's payment schedule and increased its borrowing capacity has passed the Illinois Senate twice, but never made it through the House. Earlier this month, Gates ordered a...

In this article: Chicago, Recession, Tax, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Las Vegas, and Orlando

...Capitol Hill's cooperation and approval, and his team is heavy on the legislative experience that Obama is lacking. He resigned his Illinois Senate seat Sunday after just under four years of service, half of which he spent out on the...

In this article: Barack Obama, Greg Craig, White House, Detainee, Guantanamo, Valerie Jarrett, Chicago, and EPA

...nominating petitions as an electoral strategy, noting President Barack Obama used them to clear the field in his first run for the Illinois State Senate. Asked if he had anything to do with the Walls petition challenge, Quinn said...

In this article: Pat Quinn, WGN Radio, Dan Hynes, Illinois, Dick Durbin, Chicago Sun-Times, Illinois State Senate, and Barack Obama

First Posted: 11- 4-09 02:52 PM | Updated: 11- 4-09 03:21 PM Read More: Illinois Republica, Illinois Senate 2010, Illinois Senate Race, Kirk Palin, Mark Kirk, Palin Endorsement, Palin Mark Kirk, Republican Primary, Sarah Palin, Politics...

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...are drawn by state tax incentives. The state offers a tax credit on 30 percent of Illinois production costs and worker salaries. The Illinois Senate on Friday endorsed a $5 million grant for the operation, to be called the Chicago Film...

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...state government and Republicans long out of power engaged in a bruising political fight over the campaign finance proposal. The Illinois Senate voted 36-22, largely along party lines, to approve the legislation, sending it to the...

In this article: Pat Quinn, Rod Blagojevich, Cost of living, Don Harmon, Illinois, and Michael Madigan

Illinois Senate approves its own version of legislation curbing Todd Stroger's veto power Posted by Monique Garcia at 5:35 p.m. SPRINGFIELD---The Illinois Senate today approved its own version of legislation that would lower the number...

In this article: Todd Stroger, Cook County, Springfield, Pat Quinn, and Chicago