Articles filed under Political Figures
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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...
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Rauner prevails in major union showdownSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner won a victory over a Democratic majority Wednesday when the Illinois House failed to override his veto of legislation designed to prevent a strike or l...
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Four questions about the week's big heroin vote answeredSep 01, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto of a sweeping anti-heroin proposal could be considered by state lawmakers as early as Wednesday. Here are some answers to key questions about wh...
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Suburban Rundown: Untold Rauner-Quinn tiff over veterans sketchesAug 31, 2015 6:00 am - By Kerry Lester klester@dailyherald.com 1. Where are those sketches? "We definitely didn't steal anything," Billy Morgan, a spokesman for former Gov. Pat Quinn says, ref...
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Suburban Democrats key in Rauner vs. unions battleAug 27, 2015 1:00 am - Lawmakers have set up a potential showdown with Gov. Bruce Rauner over a proposal he's called a “direct frontal assault on the taxpayers of Illinois.” Suburban Democrats...
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Schaumburg Business Association watching 8th District race closelyAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - Candidates vying for the 8th Congressional District next fall haven't courted the Schaumburg Business Association yet. But President Kaili Harding says they'd be wise to...
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Gov. Rauner signs bill to release $5.4 billion in federal fundsAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation to release $5.4 billion in federal funds during a stalemate over the state budget. The measure signed int...
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Rauner says he's staying out of endorsing presidential candidatesAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - No Republican presidential candidates will get an endorsement from Gov. Bruce Rauner anytime soon. National hopefuls can benefit from the connections and clout of a loca...
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Origins of Trump's luxury empire lie in father's more blue-collar buildingsAug 15, 2015 11:00 pm - Trump Village, unlike every other property that famously bears that brand, was not named by - or for - the presidential candidate currently upending the Republican Party...
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Obama and the Clintons: Top Dems mingle on Martha's VineyardAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - OAK BLUFFS, Mass. - America's two foremost Democratic couples - the Obamas and the Clintons - mingled on Saturday as politics mixed with summer repose on swanky Martha's...