Articles filed under Political Figures
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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...
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New law requires college credit for AP scores of 3 or betterAug 14, 2015 5:30 am - Illinois high schoolers will be more likely to get college credit for their advanced placement exams under legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The new law ...
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Blagojevich asks full court to hear appealAug 04, 2015 1:00 am - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday asked a full federal appeals court to rehear his case, hoping the full slate of judges might take a cue from a three-judge panel o...
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Duckworth whistle-blowing hearing collides with campaignAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - A whistle-blower lawsuit dating back to U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth's tenure as head of the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs is set for an initial hearing Tuesday ...