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Chicago CasiNO!?
On February 28th, the Illinois Senate passed SB 7 - a massive gambling bill - by a vote of 31-26. Yet for lawmakers with an insatiable hunger for revenue at the expense of well-documented social costs, it wasn't enough.
Yesterday, the Illinois Senate passed an amended version of SB 7 to exploit even more citizens, by a vote of 33-24 with 1 voting present. (See roll call chart below.)
Posted in Gambling
Tagged casino, Chicago casino, Dave Syverson, Donne Trotter, gambling, Mattie Hunter, SB 7, Terry Link
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Republicans in the Illinois Senate Want to Increase the Size of Illinois Government and Your Taxes
Have you heard about the “Grand Bargain” that has been travelling the bumpy road of the legislative process in Springfield during this General Assembly session? Not surprisingly, it is neither a bargain nor grand for taxpayers.
Illinois Senate Minority leader Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) has been (or was?) working with Illinois Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) for a few months on trying to craft a budget that can pass.
Posted in Illinois Politics
Tagged Bill Brady, Bruce Rauner, Christine Radogno, Dave Syverson, Illinois Policy Institute, income taxes, Jim Oberweis, John Cullerton, john tillman, Kyle McCarter, Michael Madigan, sales taxes, Sue Rezin, Tim Bivins
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Illinois Senate Expands, then Passes Another Huge Gambling Bill
Yesterday, the Illinois Senate put two amendments on SB 7 -a massive gambling bill- and then called the bill for a vote without a committee hearing. This proposal authorizing casinos in Chicago, Rockford, Danville, Lake County, south suburbs of Chicago, Williamson County and 4 casinos at racetracks. It is important to note that this legislation would legalize a city-owned casino for Chicago with a perpetual license that cannot be revoked or suspended. No other city in the United States owns a casino.
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Tagged Dave Syverson, Donne Trotter, gambling, Mattie Hunter, SB 7, Terry Link
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Illinois State Senate to Vote on Gambling Expansion (SB 7) in Feb
The Illinois State Senate Gaming Committee recently heard testimony on SB 7, the massive gambling expansion bill. There were many questions from members of the committee asking sponsor Illinois Sen. Terry Link (D-Gurnee) to make changes to the bill. The Senate moved SB 7 to third reading so it can be called for a vote at anytime now. Illinois Sen. Dave Syverson (R-Rockford) filed Senate Amendment 2 to SB 7 to include slot machines at Chicago airports for passengers who at least 21 years of age and members of a private club.
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Tagged Christine Radogno, Dave Syverson, gambling, John Cullerton, Terry Link, video gambling, video slot machines
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Pot As “Medicine” Goes to Gov. Quinn
On Friday, May 17th, the bill to legalize marijuana as "medicine" was debated on the Illinois Senate floor and then passed by a vote of 35-21. This 200+ bill (HB 1) was sponsored by State Senator William Haine (D-Alton), and co-sponsored by Senators Linda Holmes (D-Aurora), Iris Martinez (D-Chicago), and William Delgado (D-Chicago).
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Tagged Bill Cunningham, Darin LaHood, Dave Syverson, Iris Martinez, Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, Jim Oberweis, Julie Morrison, Klye McCarter, Linda Holmes, Napoleon Harris, Patrick Quinn, Tim Bivins, William Delgado
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Massive Gambling Bill in Springfield
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With just a few days left before their scheduled May 31st spring session adjournment, Illinois state lawmakers do not have much time left to pass a budget, pension and retiree health care reform, workers’ compensation reform, and create new legislative districts for 2012.
As if they didn’t have enough to do, one of the proposals making their priority list is a massive gambling bill (SB 744) that would create five new casinos in the Land of Lincoln, including one in Chicago. This legislative proposal would authorize additional …
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Tagged Casinos, Dave Syverson, gambling, Lou Lang, Terry Link
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