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Ill. Senate approves bill; Medical marijuana use in Quinn’s hands

SPRINGFIELD – Medical marijuana use in Illinois is now in Gov. Pat Quinn’s hands after the state Senate approved legislation.

Local

New DeKalb police station on course for November completion

DeKALB – The new DeKalb police station is 60 percent finished, and should be complete by November, the city official overseeing the project says.Public Works Director T. J. Mo ... Read More »

DeKalb County OKs Evergreen Village project

Board officials approve residents’ relocation from flood plain ... Read More »

State

Ill. lawmakers face tough votes before adjourning

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois General Assembly has just two weeks left in Springfield before it adjourns for the summer, leaving lawmakers with a tight deadline for action on iss ... Read More »

State Senate Democrats want more school money, not cuts

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Senate Democrats want to boost general education funding by $156 million next year, not cut it, key budget negotiators said Friday, but acknowledged the ... Read More »

Nation

IRS probe ignored most influential groups

WASHINGTON – There’s an irony in the Internal Revenue Service’s crackdown on conservative groups.The nation’s tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller t ... Read More »

Commentary

Reeder: Illinois isn’t hopeless; it is worth the fight

SPRINGFIELD – Every once in a while someone will ask, “Scott, why are you so critical of Illinois?” My response is simple: I love it here. This is the state where I was born a ... Read More »

Our View: Public needs government to follow through

President Barack Obama always has been a master of words. The State of the Union speech he delivered Tuesday night to Congress was no different. He embodied the role of comman ... Read More »

Meetings

Govt. Meetings: Week of May 13

TodayDeKalb-Sycamore Area Transportation Study Technical Advisory Committee: 1:15 p.m. at the DeKalb County Highway Department, 1826 Barber Greene Road, DeKalbDeKalb City Coun ... Read More »

Govt. Meetings: Week of April 29

Today Genoa City Council Committee of the Whole: 6:30 p.m. at Genoa City Hall Council Chambers, 333 E. First St. Hiawatha School District 426 Board: 7 p.m. at Hiawatha Middle ... Read More »

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