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Federal judge overturns entire Affordable Care ActDec 14, 2018 9:25 PM - A federal judge in Texas threw a dagger into the Affordable Care Act on Friday, ruling that the entire health-care law is unconstitutional because of a recent change in federal tax law. The opinion by U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor overturns all of the sprawling law nationwide.
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McConnaughay told Rauner he couldn't pick his own replacement on ballot
Dec 14, 2018 5:45 PM - Former Republican state Sen. Karen McConnaughay said she told outgoing Gov. Bruce Rauner that he couldn't just choose his replacement on the ballot when he tried to recruit her and three others to run after winning the GOP primary. -
New DuPage County Clerk drops lawsuit to get records from election commission
Dec 14, 2018 5:33 PM - DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek has ended a legal fight to get records from a government entity that likely will become part of her office soon. -
Palatine library district seeks tax increase for building projects, other needs
Dec 14, 2018 4:02 PM - Palatine Public Library District voters will be asked to approve a property tax increase that would generate extra annual income for building upgrades and other needs. -
Sun-Times: Newly-elected lawmaker from Naperville says she's being threatened over Madigan vote
Dec 14, 2018 10:02 AM - Anne Stava-Murray, an incoming freshman legislator from Naperville, says she is receiving warnings from Democratic lawmakers and unions that a "no" vote on on Michael Madigan's house speaker bid will lead to retaliation against her, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
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Cohen says Trump knew hush-money payments were wrong, contradicting his former boss
Dec 14, 2018 8:49 AM - Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former lawyer, said in a television interview set to air Friday that Trump knew it was wrong to make hush-money payments to women who alleged they had affairs with him, directly contradicting claims from the president.
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Northwest suburban school board races begin to take shape
Dec 13, 2018 6:44 PM - A number of school board races developed across the Northwest suburbs this week, as candidates filed nominating petitions to get their names on the April 2 ballot. One of the more hotly contested races is expected to be in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211. -
Longtime Kane judge valued 'collective wisdom' of juries, variety of roles
Dec 13, 2018 5:51 PM - Kane County Circuit Judge James Hallock will have served nearly 27 years on the bench before retiring Friday. The Elgin native, who served in a variety of roles in Kane County, takes time out to explain to jurors why they weren't called, and he was the presiding judge in a bench trial in DeKalb for cold case murder from 1957. -
District 102 board president corrects filing errorDec 13, 2018 9:50 AM - A candidate who earlier this week filed to run for the Lincolnshire-based Stevenson High School District 125 board is instead running for a seat on the Aptakisic-Tripp School District 102 board, according to the Lake County clerk's office.
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Trump claims 'money we save' from trade deal means 'Mexico is paying' for border wall
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