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Trump's attorney general nominee defends memo criticizing Mueller probe

By ERIC TUCKER
Jan 15, 2019 10:41 AM - President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general on Tuesday defended his decision to send an unsolicited memo to the Justice Department criticizing an aspect of the special counsel's Russia investigation, saying he was simply trying to warn senior Justice Department officials against "stretching a statute" to conclude that the president had obstructed justice.
McSweeney vows to continue push for suburban consolidation plan despite veto

By Doug T. Graham
Jan 14, 2019 5:49 PM - State Rep. David McSweeney pledged Monday to reintoduce a plan to make it easier for McHenry County voters to abolish local townships after it was vetoed by outgoing Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Pritzker mentions Barrington neighborhood's pride flags in inaugural address

By Marni Pyke
Jan 14, 2019 7:10 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker, in his inaugural address, cited a suburban neighborhood as an example of hope and tolerance.
Trump rejects suggestion to allow government to reopen temporarily

By John Wagner
Jan 14, 2019 1:55 PM - President Donald Trump said Monday that he rejected a suggestion by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., that he allow the government to temporarily reopen while continuing negotiations with Congress over funds for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Gov. Pritzker gives Democrats near-record power in Illinois

By JOHN O'CONNOR
Jan 14, 2019 12:47 PM - Billionaire J.B. Pritzker took the oath Monday as Illinois governor, giving Democrats nearly unprecedented power at the Statehouse after four years of divided government only worsened the economic woes of a state billions of dollars in debt.
'There's a lot of anxiety': Shutdown fallout grows as impact hits suburban residents

By Marni Pyke
Jan 10, 2019 10:38 PM - "It's our first real dose of reality," local federal workers say as they face zero pay and a bitter stalemate prolonging the partial government shutdown.
Pancho Villa, prostitutes and spies: The U.S.-Mexico border wall's wild origins

By Michael E. Miller
Jan 10, 2019 8:12 AM - The boundary's tortured history as President Trump heads to the border to demand $5.7 billion for a wall
Trump threatens emergency declaration ahead of border visit

By CATHERINE LUCEY, LISA MASCARO and LAURIE KELLMAN
Jan 10, 2019 2:42 PM - President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to declare a national emergency to circumvent Congress if he can't reach a deal with Democrats to fund his promised border wall. He headed to the U.S.-Mexico border to draw further attention to his case after negotiations with lawmakers blew up.
Build the wall? It could take at least 10 years, even with 10,000 workers

By Todd C. Frankel
Jan 9, 2019 11:01 AM - The current fight -- and now 19-day federal government shutdown -- over funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall could look simple when you consider the logistics of actually building the fabled barrier: It would take an estimated 10,000 construction workers more than 10 years to build the kind of 1,000-mile wall that President Donald Trump has said he wants.
Rosenstein expects to leave Justice Department if new attorney general is confirmed

Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett
Jan 9, 2019 8:32 AM - Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has told people close to him that he expects to depart the Justice Department if a new attorney general is confirmed, though there are no concrete plans in place or timeline for him to do so, according to people familiar with the matter.

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