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Cook County drinking water bill fails to override governor's veto
The state Senate during the Nov. 27 House floor session failed to override Gov. Bruce Pauner's veto of a bill that would have created the Cook County Water Infrastructure Fund to help pay for water-system upgrades in the county.
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Nichols Middle School teacher “abused taxpayer resources” sending politically charged email
Brigette Evans, a language arts teacher at Nichols Middle School, sent a politically charged email to her colleagues using the school’s email server, a practice that government watchdog groups say is an “abuse of taxpayer resources,” and a violation of the Illinois Constitution.