Articles filed under Political Figures
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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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Obama's last State of the Union will start at 8 p.m.Jan 12, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will deliver his last State of the Union speech tonight at a moment when the fear and anger in the American electorate seem to have c...
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After one year, Rauner sounds familiar tuneJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner is marking his anniversary in office Tuesday by echoing some of the themes that got him into office, saying both that he's ready to compromise and crit...
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Editorial: AFSCME, Rauner and Illinois' mandate for changeJan 08, 2016 10:00 pm - It's been convenient for critics of Gov. Bruce Rauner, and particularly for leaders of some of the public employee unions, to characterize him as an anti-union boogeyman...
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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...
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Suburban lawmakers react to Obama on guns: a step forward or poisonJan 05, 2016 12:00 am - Local Democrats said the fight over guns should continue in Congress after President Barack Obama's executive actions today, and Republicans said the president's move co...
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Task force: Let voters decide on dissolving local governmentsJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - A state task force on Monday released more than two dozen recommendations for stopping the proliferation of governments in Illinois — which has the most in the nation — ...
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Rauner backs Chicago mayor recall proposalJan 04, 2016 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday that he'd sign legislation allowing for the recall of the Chicago mayor, though he stressed that he doesn't think it would immediately appl...
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Will anything get done in Springfield this election year?Jan 01, 2016 4:00 am - Without a budget agreement in place from last year, Gov. Bruce Rauner and lawmakers have a lot to do in this new year. But now it's an election year, a time when product...
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Attorney: Hastert hospitalized after strokeDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who pleaded guilty in late October to violating federal banking laws, has been hospitalized since early November and suffered a stro...