Articles filed under Political Figures
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Dennis Hastert reports to Minnesota federal prisonJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert wheeled himself into a federal prison in Minnesota on Wednesday to serve his 15-month sentence in a hush-money case involving re...
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Suburban, downstate families shouldn't pay for Chicago's messJun 22, 2016 1:00 am - “No matter how this session unfolds, send that education bill to my desk — CLEAN — NO GAMES — and I'll sign it immediately,” — Governor Bruce Rauner, February 17, 2016 “...
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How the 'glass ceiling' became such a powerful - and problematic - metaphorJun 19, 2016 7:15 am - Hillary Clinton cracked another glass ceiling when she reached the number of delegates needed in the Democratic primary race to become the first female presumptive presi...
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Report: Hastert to serve sentence in MinnesotaJun 17, 2016 1:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert will serve his prison sentence at the U.S. medical prison in Rochester, Minnesota, ABC Channel 7 reported Friday, citing federal...
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Cook County made huge error on Trump Tower tax billJun 14, 2016 11:00 pm - For the past six years, Cook County tax officials mistakenly believed billionaire Donald Trump didn't pay all the property taxes owed on his namesake Chicago skyscraper,...
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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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Rauner promotes new top aide famous for war of wordsJun 10, 2016 1:00 am - As state lawmakers continue to work in secret to craft a compromise to end their budget war, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has promoted to chief of staff a top aide known...
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Editorial: Hillary Clinton and little girl dreamsJun 09, 2016 5:00 am - Editor's note: This editorial is adapted from one published Aug. 26, 2008, during Hillary Clinton's first race for president. When Hillary Clinton was a youngster in Pa...
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Obama formally endorses Hillary ClintonJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has formally endorsement of Hillary Clinton with a video released Thursday and plans to campaign with the former secretary of state i...
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Hillary Clinton's ties to Park Ridge, Chicago suburbs still strongJun 08, 2016 1:00 am - Powered by a solid triumph in California, Hillary Clinton declared victory in her yearlong battle for the heart of the Democratic Party, seizing her place in history and...