Illinois School Consolidation Bill Falls In Senate Vote
Statehouse debate centered on rural districts losing local control as a three vote defeat halted House passed legislation to require regional superintendents and citizen committees to review school alignments. Critics warned consolidation would empty small towns of schools while supporters argued broader course offerings and cost efficiency.
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Senate
Glenn Poshard
Carterville
State Board of Education
Patrick Welch
Peru
Chicago Area
William O’daniel
Mount Vernon
John Maitland
Bloomington
O’daniel
General Assembly
Maitland
Judy Barr Topinka
R-Berwyn
Arthur Berman
Chicago
Illinois
Citizens Committees
Illinois Education Association
Senate backs public funding of gubernatorial elections
The Illinois Senate endorsed partial public financing for governor campaigns and spending limits on a 30-26 vote, sending the bill to the House. Sponsor Dawn Clark Netsch touted easing fund-raising burdens, while critics argued it invites unqualified candidates and overreaches government.
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Springfield
Illinois
State
Senate
House
Glenn Poshard
Carterville
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Dawn Clark Netsch
Chicago
Senate pushes along Build Illinois proposal
Illinois senators moved a revised Build Illinois package to the House after consensus that further changes were likely. Democrats rewrote the plan to pay as you go and tax used car sales for projects, delaying completion to ten years and inviting House concerns about financing and feasibility. Senator Thompson pressed for immediate conference talks to decide which projects will be funded.
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Springfield
Illinois
Thompson
House
Senate
James ‘‘Pate
Philip of
Elmhurst
Louis Rich Company
U.S A
Puerto Rico
Rea's consumer protection bill gains approval in Springfield
Law proposed by Rep. James Rea would require a special license for short term auto sales and limit out-of-town dealers from underselling local markets. The measure, backed by consumer protection aims, requires 10 days notice and scrutiny of warranty ability.
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Anthony Man
Jim Ludwick
Springfield Bureau
Springfield
James Rea
D-Christopher
Rea
Secretary of State
David Phelps
D-Eldorado
Glenn Poshard
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Carbondale
Probie Ceciork
Sunflower Group
Lenexa
Din Candi
Delscier
Louis Re
Turkey
Louis Rich
Ip Yi
Lever
Lever Brothers Company
Dept
el Paso
Texas
Hale
Ara TS
Jato
Bae Tang
Aewl Blue
Ger Kankaree
General Foods Corporation
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Poshard-Phelps
Poshard
Leonard M. Ring
Cook County
John F. Hechinger
Ring
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