Advisory referendum on unfunded mandates in Illinois politics
Editorial argues advisory votes on local control versus state decisions are predictable. Suburban Mayors Action Coalition promotes the question to pressure Springfield over unfunded mandates. Voters tend to favor local control, while legislators avoid tax blame by shifting costs to locals. The piece deems the referendum educational but unlikely to alter General Assembly practices.
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Suburban Mayors Action Coalition
Illinois General Assembly
Springfield
Police
Fire
State General Assembly
Illinois Supreme Court blocks statewide term limits referendum
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the statewide vote on legislative term limits will not occur on the November ballot. The ruling, 4-3, relies on constitutional limits on citizen initiatives and suggests the issue may face a quick reversal bid if pursued in higher courts. Dissenters argued democracy should run its course and that the decision stifles voter choice.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Supreme Court
High Court
Chicago Bar Association
General Assembly
Thomas Johnson
U.S. Supreme Court
State Court
Illinois
Lansing Mayor cites detectives at club as village battles new venue
Mayor Bob West recalls two Lansing police detectives reporting women dancing on tables and men stuffing money in their pants at a proposed gentlemen's club. He says officers told them to stop and they complied as the village contends with the venue dispute.
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Lansing
Bob West
Library magic in summer reading programs
A writer praises local library summer programs that inspire a seven year old to read. He notes kids choose books from Scary Larry to Boxcar Children, and recalls prize incentives driving participation across several branches, with librarians confirming the programs' impact despite occasional cheating.
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Scary Larry
Magic
Larry
Boxcar
Homewood Fest volunteers thank supporters and sponsors
Two Homewood residents thank voters for naming Homewood Fest the best in the Chicago southland. They credit Washington Square Spatz and Company and many sponsors and volunteers for running the four day event and raising charitable donations. Coordinators Sandy Baker and Judi Rangel invite participation next year.
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Chicago Southland
Washington Square
Spatz and Company
John Schmidt
Music Lab
ECM
Fantasy Amusement
Chicago Beer Distributors
Budweiser
Cook County Sheriff's Department
Sandy Baker
Judi Rangel
Making a desert To the Editor
A reflective urged plea about lost farmland and a dying rural landscape. The author laments abandoned industrial sites and future desert spaces along Interstate 55 south, warning that Peotone airport would extend a pattern of treating farmland with little concern for the future.
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Earth
Peotone
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Frankfort
Crete
Palos Heights
Homewood
Tom Agima
Homewood Disposal
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Personality Plus Jewelers
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