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Former U-46 board member Ward seeks Oberweis' Senate seat
Aug 23, 2019 7:38 PM - Former Elgin Area School District U-46 school board member Jeanette Ward announced her bid for a state senate run in the 25th District represented by dairy magnate and Republican Sen. Jim Oberweis. -
In reversal, Aunt Martha's clinics will accept federal fundsAug 23, 2019 6:38 PM - Aunt Martha's Health & Wellness, one of Illinois' three family planning organizations, confirmed Friday it will accept federal funds it previously declined because its medical providers are now confident they can comply with new federal rules on abortion.
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Mike Moran appointed to fill Barrington village board trustee vacancy
Aug 23, 2019 4:01 PM - Barrington's village board has a new look after a trustee resigned due to a planned out-of-state relocation. -
Billionaire David Koch, conservative donor, dies at age 79
Aug 23, 2019 1:26 PM - Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother, Charles, transformed American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, has died at age 79. The cause of death was not disclosed, but Koch Industries said Koch, who lived in New York City, had contended for years with various illnesses, including prostate cancer.
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Why is Joe Walsh threatening to run against Trump in 2020?
Aug 22, 2019 6:29 PM - Former one-term Congressman Joe Walsh is floating a plan to challenge President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination. Could he win? Does he really want to? -
Courts commission agrees DuPage judge lied to police about shooting
Aug 22, 2019 5:13 PM - Courts commission finds DuPage judge lied to police about shooting, retaliated against people who accused him of sexual harassment. -
2017 Hoffman Estates trustee candidate will run for mayor
Aug 22, 2019 3:03 PM - Hoffman Estates resident Nicholas Waryas, who unsuccessfully ran for village trustee in 2017, said Thursday he will challenge Mayor Bill McLeod's re-election bid in 2021. -
Pritzker signs new law raising teacher pay minimum to $40,000
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Health care is a human right. It's time for a public option.
Aug 22, 2019 10:05 AM - Guest columnist U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider: As voters went to the polls last year, health care was their No. 1 issue, edging out the economy for the first time in more than a decade. -
Editorial: Report is an indictment of a culture, not just one manager
Aug 22, 2019 9:59 AM - This Daily Herald editorial emphasizes that a new report on bullying and sexual harassment in the Illinois speaker's office is a criticism of the entire office - and maybe more - not just of the one person it focuses on most.
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