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Kifowit to Breen: I'm sorry
Business

Kifowit to Breen: I'm sorry

Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D-Aurora) apologized to Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) for her comments on Nov. 27, when she said she wanted to give Breen and his family a broth of legionella.

Sterigenics controvery 'nonsense,' says chemist
Government

Sterigenics controvery 'nonsense,' says chemist

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has been calm during the ongoing Sterigenics ethylene-oxide-emissions controversy, the national EPA not so much and the residents of Willowbrook should breathe easy, an air quality specialist said during a recent radio interview.

Campaign to remove Kifowit fires up
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Campaign to remove Kifowit fires up

A pro-family group in Illinois has started a petition drive to oust state Rep. Stephanie Kifowit (D-Aurora) after she said on the House floor that she wished state Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard) and his family to be infected by a lethal bacteria.

Illinois Representative Jeanne Ives (R-42nd)
Business

Ives calls for scuttling new property tax proposal

State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) says she can’t believe lawmakers in Springfield are still entertaining the idea of instituting a statewide property tax that would be dedicated to easing the state’s long-troubled pension system.

Illinois State House Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton)
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Ives: 'We need to tamp things down'

State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton) hopes an appellate court’s decision upholding the conviction of a man accused of threatening her will travel far beyond Illinois.