Articles filed under Political Figures
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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...
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Why suburban primary ballots won't be so packedDec 15, 2015 4:00 am - As the budget fight in Springfield continues its slow, historically long slog, fewer local candidates are beating down the doors to get into the Illinois Capitol. So far...
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Clinton wants Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to help fight Islamic StateDec 13, 2015 5:42 am - Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton called on major technology companies including Facebook and Google to join the fight against the Islamic State as ev...
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Rauner visits Elk Grove High to laud program providing Internet to low-income studentsDec 08, 2015 12:00 am - For the first three years of Carina Bailon's high school career she was never able to do her homework at home. The Elk Grove High School senior's family couldn't afford ...
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Rauner, Kirk criticize Trump's Muslim immigration proposalDec 08, 2015 12:00 am - Top Illinois Republicans Tuesday denounced presidential hopeful Donald Trump's recent call to block all Muslims from entering the U.S. Gov. Bruce Rauner said at Elk Grov...