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In the News 2007

Many Disabled Illinoisans Jobless 11/18/2007
Garrett Shares Drug-Enforcement Views with Elm Place Students 11/15/2007
Ethics Reports Should Be Made Public 11/4/2007
Whistleblower Fights to Keep State Job 10/30/2007
Harper Banks on Senate Freshman for
Degree Bill
10/25/2007
State Leaders Once Again Talk Casino Possibility 9/19/2007
College Journalists, Advisers Welcome New Protections in Illinois 9/10/2007
Legislators, Governor Get Retroactive Raises 9/8/2007
Mercury-Free Vaccines for Tots 9/7/2007
Tougher Parental Teenage Drinking Bill Signed into Law 9/5/2007
ComEd Defends Response to Storm 9/5/2007
Residents Vent to ComEd 9/4/2007
North Suburban Residents Rip ComEd Over Outages 9/4/2007
Event Sunday to Benefit Handi-Ramp Foundation 9/4/2007
Acute-Care Site Gets OK to Be Emergency Center 9/1/2007
Parents Who Let Teens Drink Targeted 9/1/2007
Power Goes Out, Lawsuit Gets Filed 8/29/2007
Power Restored At Last To All ComEd Customers 8/28/2007
Let the Cleanup Begin 8/25/2007
Sen. Garrett to Give Away Pay Raise 8/23/2007
School Construction Funds Lost in Red Tape 8/23/2007
Give the Pay Hikes Back 8/16/2007
Storm Soaks Lake County 8/8/2007
Rain Drenches Northern Illinois 8/8/2007
Shields Township to Get $44,000 8/2/2007
Democrats’ Power Bill Could Roll Back 45 Percent of Rate Increase 7/24/2007
Jail for Hutsells 'Not Ruled Out' 7/24/2007
Parents Guilty of Permitting Underage Drinking 7/22/2007
Resolution Opposes Ammonia Discharge
into Lake
7/21/2007
Jury Selection Underway for Deerfield Parents 7/16/2007
As Beach Closings Soar, Officials Ask Why 7/8/2007
Tollway Study Eyes Rush Hour Fee Hike 7/2/2007
Shuttle Bug Program in Jeopardy 7/1/2007
Protect Rights of College Journalists 6/12/2007
New Act Good for Free College Press 6/11/2007
College Journalists May Gain Protections 6/8/2007
Student-Press Freedom Act Passes 6/7/2007
Governor’s Schedule Rankles Lawmakers 6/7/2007
What Happened to Ethics Reform in Springfield? 6/4/2007
Investigators Balk at Ethics Proposals 5/28/2007
Harper Degree Proposal Costs You 5/23/2007
Bill Keeps Seniors Cooled Off 5/23/2007
Measures Advance to Protect Access to
Public Information
5/22/2007
Senate’s OK of Bill Could Mean Lights Out for Incandescent Bulbs 5/16/2007
Pressure on Parents Over Teen Drinking 5/15/2007
Governor's Health Plan Passed by Committee 5/9/2007
Bill Targets Parents Who Allow Underage Drinking 5/3/2007
Harper Four-Year Bill Approved in House 4/27/2007
Power Bill Debate Heats Up 4/25/2007
A Rate Freeze - but not for Suburbs 4/21/2007
Stumping for Dollars 4/3/2007
Metra Beefs Up Service, Aims To Help
North Side 'L' Riders
4/2/2007
Family Feud 3/31/2007
Governor Will Decide Future of Hospital Board 3/30/2007
Hospital Planners May Yet Have Life After April 1 3/28/2007
Money Is So Close, Yet Too Far Away for
Health Clinic
3/28/2007
Cash, Sunshine Needed for State
Transportation Network
3/28/2007
ER Plan Clears Another Hurdle 3/23/2007
Relief Eyed for ComEd Customers 3/22/2007
Garrett Award 3/21/2007
Senator Pushes Grayslake ER Bill 3/20/2007
New Act to Prevent College Censorship 3/20/2007
Acute Care Center Might Become ER 3/19/2007
Garrett Lauded for Efforts 3/16/2007
Hospital Board Revived 3/16/2007
Lake County Officials Concerned About Blagojevich Plan 3/8/2007
Emergency Center Plan Advances 3/8/2007
Metra Announces Chicago-Waukegan 'Sunrise Express' 3/7/2007
Rise and Ride, Metra Says 3/6/2007
Start Your Day with ‘Sunrise’ 3/6/2007
Freedom at Stake 3/6/2007
Metra To Start 'Reverse Commute' Service 3/5/2007
Metra to Add Service for Reverse-Commuters, CTA Riders 3/5/2007
Sunshine as a Disinfectant 3/5/2007
Illinois State Legislators to Consider Collegiate Free Press Bill 3/2/2007
State Scrutinizes Employees' Test Times, Not Results 2/22/2007
Bill Targets Parents Who Provide Booze 2/22/2007
Bill Targets Teenagers Who Drink at Home 2/22/2007
Hospital Expansion Plan Debated 2/22/2007
Bill Aims to Keep Electronic Trash Out of Landfills 2/20/2007
'Wake Up and Smell the Alcohol' 2/20/2007
Lawmakers Propose New Legislation to Punish Parents for Underage Drinking 2/19/2007
Proposed Bill Aims to Prevent Teen Drunk Driving 2/19/2007
Teen Drinking Bill Takes Aim at Parents 2/19/2007
'It's Not OK to See Any More Kids Die Like This' 2/19/2007
Room to Improve the State's Ethics Laws 2/15/2007
Bid for Full-Service ER in Grayslake 2/14/2007
State Ethics Report Short on Specifics 2/14/2007
An Ethical Dilemma 2/13/2007
Reverse Commuter Train on Track 2/12/2007
State Police Watching Truck Weight 2/8/2007
State Urged to Act on Global Warming 2/3/2007
Lake County Warming 2/1/2007
Route 41 Weigh Stations Pay Off 1/27/2007
Harper Officials Going After Four-Year Bachelor's Degrees 1/22/2007
Parents Should Be Held Responsible 1/11/2007
Teen Drinking Efforts Focus on Parents 1/4/2007
Nearly 100 State Laws Begin Jan. 1 1/4/2007
   
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Press releases 2007

Governor Signs Garrett Bil on Underage Drinking 8/31/2007
Bill to Allocate Mercury-Free Vaccine to Young Children Signed into Law 8/29/2007
Garrett to Hold Hearing on ComEd
Power Outages
8/27/2007
Garrett Continues to Address Autism Issues with Signing of Two Bills 8/20/2007
State Grants Awarded to “Opportunity Secure Data Destruction” in Highland Park 8/16/2007
Garrett to Donate Her Pay Raise to Fund Local Special Education Scholarships 8/15/2007
Garrett, IDOT to Address Rt. 41 Flooding 8/7/2007
Garrett, Millner Start Bipartisan Effort to Keep Pollutants Out of Lake Michigan 7/19/2007
Garrett Introduces Bills to Reform State Budget Approval Process 7/2/2007
Garrett Awards Local Scholarships 6/25/2007
Garrett's Bill to Create a Condo Advisory Council to Advise General Assembly 6/19/2007
Garrett Resolution to Increase Wireless Phone Recycling Gains Approval 6/4/2007
Garrett Leads Effort to Improve Health Care Delivery Planning Process 5/31/2007
Two Bills to Help Children with Autism Pass House and Senate 5/25/2007
Bill to Allocate Mercury-Free Flu Vaccine to Young Children Passes Senate 5/21/2007
Garrett's Underage Drinking Bill Passes Senate 5/1/2007
Lt. Gov. Quinn to Join Garrett and Nekritz at Town Hall Meetings 4/26/2007
Garrett and May Announce Town Hall Meetings with Treasurer Giannoulias 4/11/2007
Nekritz and Garrett Listen to Electricity Concerns 3/27/2007
Commuter Coalition Announces New Reverse Commute Train for Cook and Lake Counties 3/5/2007
Garrett Named Chair of Public Health Committee 2/1/2007
Truck Fines Up at Weigh Station on Rt. 41 1/25/2007
Garrett Announces Green Governments
Illinois Bill
1/24/2007
Senator Garrett Offers Scholarship Opportunities 1/10/2007
   
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