Articles filed under Barack Obama
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Barrington High students earn spot at White House film festivalSep 14, 2016 5:30 am - For the second year in a row, television production students from Barrington High School have won a spot at The White House Student Film Festival in Washington D.C., bea...
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Obama assails Trump in dispute over use of 'radical Islam' labelJun 14, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama angrily denounced Donald Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric on Tuesday, blasting the views of the presumptive Republican presidential nomin...
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Kirk says Obama should appoint a Scalia successorFeb 22, 2016 12:00 am - Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says President Barack Obama should appoint someone to the vacancy on the Supreme Court, putting the Highland Park Republican at odds with ...
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President Obama greets old friends during Springfield visitFeb 10, 2016 12:00 am - Former state Sen. Dave Sullivan of Park Ridge happened to be walking through downtown Springfield for lunch when he spotted President Barack Obama. Obama was stopping fo...
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Why Obama is speaking in Springfield WednesdayFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - President Barack Obama's visit to Springfield Wednesday will return him to the city where he launched his presidential campaign exactly nine years ago and provide a back...
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Make Obama's birthday a state holiday?Feb 03, 2016 12:00 am - Several Illinois lawmakers want to declare President Barack Obama's birthday, Aug. 4, a state holiday. Rep. André Thapedi, a Chicago Democrat, introduced legislation thi...
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Obama plans Springfield speech as Democrats, Rauner warJan 29, 2016 12:00 am - President Barack Obama is scheduled to talk to state lawmakers at the Illinois Capitol next month. "I look forward to welcoming President Obama to the State Capitol and ...
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Suburban guests at Obama's speech welcome mention of addictionJan 13, 2016 12:00 am - Mark Filler of Highland Park felt conflicting emotions as he sat down in the U.S. Capitol to watch the State of the Union address Tuesday night. The longtime politics ju...
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Local lawmakers react to State of the Union speechJan 12, 2016 12:00 am - The president gets to give the State of the Union address, but local members of Congress are always ready to weigh in. Here's what they were saying Tuesday night. U.S. S...
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The Latest: Obama says list of mass shootings too longJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The latest on President Barack Obama's executive actions to tighten gun control in the United States (all times EST): 12 p.m.: President Barack Obama i...