Articles filed under Politics
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Tax amnesty program nets more than $60M more than expectedFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A tax amnesty program created during the passage of last year's state operating budget has brought in nearly $240 million - approximately $60 million more ...
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Fact-checking Trump's State of the Union speechFeb 04, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The "great American comeback" President Donald Trump claimed in his State of the Union speech drew on falsehoods about U.S. energy supremacy, health care an...
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Who from suburbs will be at State of the Union: a teacher, police chief, scientist, local activistsFeb 03, 2020 4:35 am - Members of Congress from the suburbs are highlighting environmental issues, health care, science, education and law enforcement with their choices of guests to attend Pr...
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8th Congressional District Democratic candidates spar over health careFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - All three candidates in the March 17 Democratic primary for the 8th Congressional District agree that access to health care should be improved, but they disagree on how ...
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Racketeering lawsuit targets Sandoval, SafeSpeedFeb 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval and SafeSpeed LLC, the red-light camera company at the center of federal corruption charges against him, are now the targ...
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Ranking choices could lead to better election resultsFeb 02, 2020 12:00 am - Feb. 26, 2019, could have been a transformational moment for Chicago with a mayoral election composed of nine diverse candidates. Voters stemming from all backgrounds, ...
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Leadership mattersFeb 02, 2020 12:00 am - At the time of the American Revolution, the future United States was a small, colonial backwater on the world stage. There were an estimated 2 million to 3 million peopl...
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Elmhurst League of Women Voters to hold program on graduated income taxFeb 01, 2020 10:00 pm - In the general election this November, Illinois citizens will decide if the state should replace its flat income tax with a graduated rate tax. This change requires ame...
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Elk Grove Village term limits opponents mobilize, backers get national endorsementFeb 01, 2020 12:00 am - Real Time Sports Bar and Grill in Elk Grove Village wasn't just about beer, pub grub and college basketball games on television Saturday afternoon. Mayor Craig Johnson a...
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GOP congressional candidates for the 14th address illegal immigrationJan 31, 2020 4:03 am - Six of the seven candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the 14th Congressional District seat shared plans of varying details for how to stem illegal immigratio...