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Madigan did disservice to all of Illinois by blocking budget, Jesiel says

House Speaker Michael Madigan rejected bipartisan efforts to reach a budget deal in the General Assembly by not even calling the bill for a vote, Rep. Sheri Jesiel (R-Winthrop Heights) said after the spring legislative session ended on Wednesday. “The good faith and cooperation of these negotiations gave me hope that we could actually tackle this critical issue and use it as a catalyst to craft a balanced budget and begin the financial healing process our state so desperately needs,” […]

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Hillsboro Native Earns Honors At Vanderbilt

A former Hillsboro native, Dr. Nancy J. Cox, was honored this spring as the first recipient of the Richard M. Caprioli Research Award. Dr. Cox currently serves as the director of the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute in Nashville, TN. The daughter of the late Gene and Helen Cox, she graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1974 and was selected as the second Hillsboro Education Foundation Distinguished Alumni Award recipient in 2002. Dr. Cox earned her Bachelor of Science degree in biology […]

todayJune 5, 2017 15

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Second Circuit Court upholds Ulbricht’s double life sentence

NEW YORK, NY (Free Press Publications) -- Nearly two years ago Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to 2 life sentences plus 40 years in prison for his role in creating and operating the Silk Road online market. This sentence, and indeed the entire conviction, was appealed based on suppressed evidence and the existence of corrupt federal agents working on the investigation into Silk Road. Former Secret Service Agent Carl Mark Force & former DEA Agent Shaun Bridges each plead guilty to […]

todayJune 4, 2017 7

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McConnaughay says Dems gave up on compromise, cost cutting

SPRINGFIELD -- Democrats passed on bipartisanship and pushed another tax-heavy budget before the spring legislative session ended with no agreement, Sen. Karen McConnaughay (R-St. Charles) said in a statement recently. "To say I’m disappointed is an understatement," she said, according to the press release. "It’s devastating that, once again, the General Assembly is adjourning without passing a balanced budget with structural reforms. Even though Senate Republicans made many attempts to work in a bipartisan fashion across the aisle, we found […]

todayJune 4, 2017 16

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Freshmen legislators vent frustration at failure of budget deal

Many freshmen lawmakers say the crash and burn they saw on Wednesday night came about because the Democrats don't know how to drive. The first session of the 100th General Assembly concluded without a balanced budget and with the potential for a special session. According to Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R–East Dundee), the majority of the blame for the latest legislative impasse, especially in regards to no balanced budget being passed, belongs with the House Democratic leadership. “I'm starting to call […]

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