Gay Marriage Bill Goes Before Illinois State Senate
A same-sex marriage bill may be voted on by the Illinois State Senate as early as Valentine’s Day, the Chicago Tribune reports.
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2012 Election Results: Find All Your Local Winners
Find out who won and by how much in all your local county and state races.
After what has seemed like an election years in the making, the results are finally rolling in. The above list gives you the results for all your local state and county races. The numbers were complied from the Cook County Clerk's Office and the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Patch has been out and about all day covering area voting and providing updates as the results roll in. Check out our live blog to review all the day's action. Visit our election central page for more information on each candidate and links to all our election stories. Want to keep talking about the election? Like us on Facebook and get the latest local news sent free to your email: Oak Lawn Patch newsletter and Oak Lawn Patch on Facebook Full Election …
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
State House and Senate Candidates Forum Recap
Candidates running for the 18th Illinois Senate district and hopefuls for the 31st and 36th Illinois House districts answered questions at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters Wednesday night. Read our live blog transcript for a recap.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
UPDATED: State Senate and House Candidates Talk Taxes, Health Care and Illinois' Money Use (Live Blog)
Candidates running for the 18th Illinois Senate district and hopefuls for the 31st and 36th Illinois House districts answered questions at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters Wednesday night. Read our live blog transcript for a recap.
Update, 10:20 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 The following candidates, and an unchallenged incumbent, shared their views on a variety of topics Wednesday night at the Green Hills Public Library. Those who participated: Topics discussed: Read our live blog transcript for their stances, and look for videos of the forum in coming days. Update: Candidates for the 16th Illinois Senate and 35th Illinois House districts will not appear at tonight's debate. Officials from the Green Hills Public Library, which is hosting the forum, decided to only include races that fell within the library district boundaries, said Barbara Pasquinelli, co-President of The League of Women Voters of the Palos-Orland Area. Information provided earlier indicated the …
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Bob
10:05 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2012
C'mon, Barb. This was a live blog. It seems the Patch covered it pretty well. I'm interested in what you think wasn't covered properly. If you think something was missed, this is the PERFECT venue for setting the record straight. I'm sure if there's something improtatn they missed, we readers would love to hear what it was. I understand you were upset that I referred to us as "neophytes", or … more ›
Jennifer
9:58 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
How long do we have to wait for all the political signs to be taken down? Win or lose remove your signs. more ›