Articles filed under Political Figures
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Rauner appoints Mundelein woman to ethics commissionSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner named a Mundelein woman to one of the state's top watchdog agencies Friday. Rauner appointed Teresa Bartels to serve as a member of the Executive Ethic...
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How Durbin patiently won support for Iran dealSep 12, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's legislative victory this week on the Iran nuclear deal may not have occurred without a phone call in mid-July from Sen. Dick Durbin...
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Elgin moms petitioning Rauner to restore funds for literacy programSep 12, 2015 7:00 am - A group of moms has been gathering signatures on a petition to reinstate funding for the family literacy program offered by the YWCA Elgin. The moms, all Latina immigran...
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Mount Prospect mayor named to Illinois Finance Authority boardSep 11, 2015 1:00 am - Mount Prospect Mayor Arlene Juracek has been appointed to the Illinois Finance Authority board. Gov. Bruce Rauner Friday named Juracek to the spot, which comes with no s...
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Attorneys seek more time in Hastert caseSep 11, 2015 1:00 am - Attorneys in the financial misconduct case involving former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert were granted more time Friday to prepare. U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin gr...
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Rauner signs COD-inspired bill to open up severance dealsSep 10, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation Thursday aimed at making severance agreements for government employees more transparent. The new law says any government severance d...
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State Senate seals override of Rauner's veto on heroin antidotesSep 09, 2015 1:00 am - Lawmakers finished overruling Gov. Bruce Rauner's rewrite of sweeping anti-heroin legislation Wednesday, creating a new law that seeks to make overdose antidotes more re...
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Clinton says family paid State Dept. employee for email workSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that her family paid a State Department employee to maintain the private email server she used while secretary of...
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Suburban Democrats say they wouldn't be swayed on Rauner vetoSep 03, 2015 1:00 am - Two suburban Democrats disagree with House Speaker Michael Madigan's suggestion that his party would have fallen in line to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of controve...
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Lawmakers back heroin legislation, override Rauner vetoSep 02, 2015 2:00 pm - Democratic and Republican lawmakers joined to toss out Gov. Bruce Rauner's rewrite of legislation meant to prevent heroin overdose deaths despite concerns about its pric...