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Batavia group questions why city hasn't put home-rule referendum on ballot yet
Aug 16, 2018 8:41 PM - Batavians for Responsible Government has questioned why Batavia officials haven't submitted their referendum question to the county clerk yet. At least one member thinks it is a part of a deliberate plan to influence voters. -
From Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama, Aretha Franklin was the soundtrack for presidents
Aug 16, 2018 1:34 PM - The Queen of Soul performed for three presidents over 30 years, and many Washington audiences besides. -
AP FACT CHECK: No Pritzker plan to increase taxes 26 percent
Aug 16, 2018 1:27 PM - Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is telling voters that his Democratic opponent J.B. Pritzker plans to raises taxes by 26 percent if he's elected to office.
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Constable: Could Space Force save us from antiquated military logos?
Aug 16, 2018 8:52 AM - Designing an appropriate seal for Donald Trump's new Space Force is tricky. The seals for the five branches of military we have now might need redesigns, too.
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She works for Trump. He can't stand him. This is life for Kellyanne and George Conway.
Aug 16, 2018 8:47 AM - At the Conways', it's a house divided. She is Trump's loyal adviser, the woman who carried him over the finish line to the White House. He is one of the president's most notable conservative critics and wishes he had never introduced his wife to Trump in the first place.
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Trump revokes security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan
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Who is Bruce Ohr and why does Trump keep tweeting about him?
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New law caps 'golden parachutes' for local government leaders
Aug 16, 2018 1:00 AM - A new law will cap severance deals at 20 weeks of pay for local government administrators in Illinois. The Daily Herald documented six-figure severance deals this year for administrators in Libertyville, Vernon Hills and Des Plaines Elementary District 62. -
Hultgren said election security starts with dedicated polling place workers
Aug 16, 2018 1:00 AM - U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren said at a town hall Wednesday when he sees Vladimir Putin, he doesn't see a friend of America. -
The Starr lesson for Mueller watchers: Don't hold your breath waiting for indictments
Aug 16, 2018 1:00 AM - Columnist Byron York: In Washington in the 1990s, it was a sure bet that whenever conservative journalists and activists got together, the conversation turned to the Clintons, Kenneth Starr and the Whitewater investigation.
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