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Statewide betting referendum gains Senate momentum
A coalition led by churches pushed a statewide November vote on gambling as the Senate committee approved the referendum bill sending it to the full chamber. House chances look slim, though backers plan local referendums and a push to raise the riverboat tax. Races include Gov. Jim Edgar and Chicago Mayor Daley amid broader GOP and Democratic debates over expansion and local control.
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Diane Ross
Springfield
General Assembly
Senate
House
Jim Edgar
James “Pate
Philip
Rwood Dale
Iowa
Mississippi River
Illinois
Todd Sieben
Geneseo
Sieben
Chicago
Richard M. Daley
Palos Heights
Alsip
Blue Island
Downstate
Menard County
Coalition
Jeff Rasche
Central
Doug Dobmeyer
Public Welfare Coalition
Daley
Edgar
Dobmeyer
Interstate News Service
State Gaming Board
East Peoria
East Dubuque
Rock Island
Alton
East St. Louis
Metropolis
Joliet
Aurora
Elgin
Louis Lang
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