State Sen. Tom Cullerton (R-Ill.)

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Cullerton calls for budget solution as social-service cuts weigh on needy
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Cullerton calls for budget solution as social-service cuts weigh on needy

With more organizations forced to curtail services to senior citizens because of the Illinois state budget impasse, State Sen. Tom Cullerton (D-Dist. 23) recently spent time delivering meals to elderly residents in Glendale Heights as part of a program sponsored by the DuPage Senior Citizens’ Council -- a program, like many, hit by budget cuts.

Cullerton hails signing into law of community-college severance-limit bill
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Cullerton hails signing into law of community-college severance-limit bill

State Sen. Tom Cullerton (D-Dist. 23) applauded the signing into law this week of House Bill 3593, which limits severance and buyout packages for outgoing community-college personnel.House Bill 3593 amends the Public Community College Act with several reforms to address the College of DuPage’s severance package given to outgoing President Robert Breuder, which many critics derided as extravagant.