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Dan in the NewsSunday 1st of November 2009 The bill would decrease from four-fifths to three-fifths the share of County Board members needed to override a board president's veto...The same goes for every other county in Illinois, according to Sen. Dan Kotowski, D- Park Ridge, the Senate sponsor of the override bill... Friday 30th of October 2009 "It's a matter of fairness," said state Sen. Dan Kotowski, a Park Ridge Democrat who sponsored the proposal in the Senate... Thursday 29th of October 2009 Dan Kotowski, D-Park Ridge, is the sponsor of today's measure. Stroger traveled to the Capitol earlier this month to oppose the legislation... Tuesday 8th of September 2009 ...two state lawmakers -- Sen. Dan Kotowski and Rep. Julie Hamos -- are hoping to pass legislation lowering the override threshold from a four-fifths majority to a three-fifths majority during the General Assembly's veto session in October... Wednesday 29th of April 2009 (Springfield, IL) – The Illinois House today voted 116-0 to create a new approach to help Illinois abused and neglected children living in residential and group homes get more sophisticated care and avoid hospitalization. Monday 2nd of March 2009 State Senate Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge) has announced that he will pursue a bold package of legislation to protect the pocketbooks of hard-working Illinoisans, increase public health and safety, and improve the quality and efficiency of government in the 96th General Assembly. Friday 13th of February 2009 "Given what we've just come through in our state, I think the (lesson) that Lincoln demonstrated of reaching out to people, even to his opponents, to make sure that he achieved results is a very, very important one..." Monday 2nd of February 2009 State Senator Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge) is excited to start getting things done with a new governor, and State Senator Gary Dahl (R-Granville) agrees. He says what's going to bring that change about is a governor who's accessible, and who will appear before the Senate. Wednesday 14th of January 2009 "My role as a juror in the trial is to weigh the evidence carefully and make a decision based on that evidence," said Kotowski. "I have a constitutional responsibility as a juror..." |
Press ReleasesThursday 4th of March 2010 “The highest priority in Springfield has to be putting people back to work,” Kotowski said. Thursday 25th of February 2010 “We can no longer tolerate state agencies that waste valuable time and resources. The state must run itself as much like a business as possible—producing the best possible outcomes at the lowest possible cost.” Thursday 18th of February 2010 State Senator Dan Kotowski is sponsoring legislation that would create stiff new penalties for public corruption. Tuesday 1st of December 2009 PARK RIDGE - State Senator Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge) was extremely pleased to see the Cook County Board once again take up the issue of sales tax relief... Friday 13th of November 2009 SPRINGFIELD—This morning, State Sen. Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge) joined a group of physicians from Advocate Lutheran General Hospital to encourage young women to begin good health practices and to focus on breast cancer prevention at an early age... Saturday 7th of November 2009 PARK RIDGE - This afternoon, Governor Pat Quinn signed into law a measure that will make it easier for the Cook County Board to override the board president's veto... Friday 30th of October 2009 SPRINGFIELD-The Illinois Senate passed a tough new law limiting the influence of money in politics... Thursday 29th of October 2009 SPRINGFIELD- State Sen. Dan Kotowski's (D-Park Ridge) effort to lower the Cook County Board's veto override took another step forward today when it passed the Illinois Senate... Wednesday 14th of October 2009 SPRINGFIELD- State Sen. Dan Kotowski's (D-Park Ridge) effort to lower the Cook County Board's veto override took another step forward today when it passed the Illinois Senate... |
Upcoming EventsThursday 4th of February 2010 Venture Capital and Private Equity Investing in Illinois Saturday 9th of January 2010 District Office Holiday Open House from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm... Friday 28th of August 2009 Kotowski Renews Effort to Make Cook County Board More Accountable to Voters... Friday 28th of August 2009 Maine West High School is the setting for a "Community Extravaganza" that will be held on Saturday, Aug. 29 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and co-sponsored State Senator Dan Kotowski (D-33d)... Friday 15th of May 2009 Senator Dan Kotowski is once again co-sponsoring the KIDS' FAIRE 2009 with the Arlington Heights Park District. The KIDS' FAIRE is free... Tuesday 17th of February 2009 Des Plaines Public Library, 10:00 am, Janie Morrison from the Senator's District Office will address questions and concerns affecting seniors. |
