Posted on February 26, 2009 by Kari Andren
Ill. special election proposal goes political
By Kari Andren Post-Dispatch Springfield Bureau 02/26/2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – In a committee meeting punctuated by gavel pounds to restore order, state Senate Republicans accused Senate Democrats of playing politics with a proposal to hold a special election they say is “ready to move.”
The bill by state Sen. Matt Murphy, R-Palatine, [...]
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Posted on February 26, 2009 by Kari Andren
Ill. GOP special election position backed by AG
By Kari Andren Post-Dispatch Springfield Bureau 02/26/2009
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois Republicans renewed their call for a special election that would replace Sen. Roland Burris Thursday after the state Attorney General released an opinion supporting the proposal.
Democratic Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan, daughter of state House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, confirmed [...]
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