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• Budget Crisis Hitting Home

  Created: Monday, 28 September 2009 10:43 Author: Senator Toi Hutchinson

  The fallout of Illinois’ budget crisis gets worse every week.  In the spring and summer, we saw rallies across the state calling for increases in social services funding.  We have a new crisis today: our college students. Not the few who c...

• How State Government is Working to Rebuild the Coal Industry in Illinois

  Created: Tuesday, 22 September 2009 08:22 Author: Senator Gary Forby

   Coal has played an unquestionable role in the development of Southern Illinois—historically, economically, and culturally.  For long years it was one of the most important economic engines of this part of the state.  Whole towns grew u...

• Placing an emphasis on education

  Created: Monday, 21 September 2009 13:59 Author: Senator James F. Clayborne, Jr.

  I am extremely pleased with the recent establishment of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) Field Office in Belleville. This facility will serve as an epicenter of educator networking, strategic partnerships, and advanced training in mat...

• State Lawmakers, Criminal Justice Experts to Scrutinize Racial Impact of Illinois Drug Laws

  Created: Monday, 21 September 2009 13:49 Author: Administrator

  Commission examines impact of state policies on disproportionate incarceration of minorities ...

• Redistricting Panel Heads to Peoria

  Created: Friday, 18 September 2009 14:16 Author: Administrator

  PEORIA, IL - The Senate’s Redistricting Committee will meet Tuesday in Peoria to continue a series of subject-matter hearings regarding how Illinois should best approach its redistricting process. ...

• Grateful for Disaster Relief

  Created: Tuesday, 15 September 2009 15:07 Author: Senator Mike Jacobs

  I am pleased to learn of federal disaster assistance being made available to Illinois farmers who suffered crop losses due to excessive rain and flooding this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted the Governor’s request to d...

• Cook County Board Vote Disappointing

  Created: Wednesday, 09 September 2009 09:46 Author: Senator Dan Kotowski

  Last week, the Cook County Board voted to override Board President Todd Stroger’s veto on a controversial issue. They fell one short of the number of votes needed to overturn the veto because of an outdated rule that requires a four-fifths majority for ...

• Preservation of New Philadelphia Settlement is vital

  Created: Thursday, 03 September 2009 11:00 Author: Senator Deanna Demuzio

  I will be attending a meeting of the New Philadelphia Association on Monday, September 21 at 4:00 P. M. I am proud to be a member of the Association, whose goal is the preservation of the New Philadelphia Settlement near Barry, Illinois, in Pike County. ...

• Senate President talks reform in the Chicago Tribune

  Created: Thursday, 03 September 2009 08:19 Author: Administrator

  From a September 3rd article in the Chicago Tribune Reform in Illinois September 3, 2009 I would like to thank the Chicago Tribune editorial board for meeting with me last week. As the leader of my caucus, I would like to reinforce editorial conten...

• What you can do to prepare your family for the H1N1 Influenza

  Created: Wednesday, 02 September 2009 15:13 Author: Senator William Delgado

  As Chairman of the Illinois Senate Public Health Committee, I would like to provide you with some information that your family should be aware of to help identify and combat the H1N1 Influenza during the upcoming flu season.  While it is not possib...