Articles filed under Democratic Party
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Sudden shift in pension responsibility is untenable planMay 05, 2012 11:00 pm - We were and are open to supporting the concept that individual school districts should bear some responsibility for the pension costs they create if they approve exorbit...
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Editorial: Our date with history demands we all get involvedApr 29, 2012 5:00 am - “This is our moment in history to get these issues resolved.” — Gov. Pat Quinn speaking of Medicaid and pension crises to the Daily Herald editorial board The governor i...
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Obama takes on college costs, eyes young votersApr 24, 2012 10:55 am - WASHINGTON — Wooing young voters, President Barack Obama is on a blitz to keep the cost of college loans from soaring for millions of students, taking his message to thr...
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Axelrod: ‘Take charge of your own future’Apr 23, 2012 10:02 pm - David Axelrod is focused on November and the four years that could potentially follow. He hopes young people, however, have their sights set further into the future. Axe...
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A prescription for saving our fiscal health?Apr 23, 2012 5:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn did last week what his bipartisan working group of legislators and others could not: He outlined a plan to cut $2.7 billion from the state's Medicaid budg...
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Peickert wins third term at helm of DuPage DemocratsApr 19, 2012 12:12 am - Elmhurst resident Bob Peickert, 67, survived a challenge to his seat and will serve a third term as chairman of the Democratic Party of DuPage County. Two hundred precin...
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Obama says election choice ‘unambiguously clear’Apr 03, 2012 12:19 pm - WASHINGTON — Making his case for re-election, President Barack Obama said Tuesday the nation must restore a sense of security for hard-working Americans and stand for a ...
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Patlak victory not a matter of geographyMar 21, 2012 6:00 pm - Tuesday's primary election pitted Wheeling resident and Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak against south suburban Republican Sean Morrison. With that ba...
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Oberweis wins GOP 25th state senate nodMar 21, 2012 12:00 am - Corinne Pierog of St. Charles said Tuesday night, “You can’t buy votes. You have to earn a vote.” The Democrat will have to work hard, however, in her campaign against J...
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DuPage Dist. 6 Democratic incumbent winsMar 20, 2012 11:26 pm - The only Democratic DuPage County Board member with a primary contest was victorious on Tuesday night. With all 110 precincts reporting, unofficial results show District...