Articles filed under Politics
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Fireside chat with Sen. Melinda Bush set for Sept. 18Sep 04, 2019 1:00 am - State Sen. Melinda Bush, a Democrat from Grayslake, is the guest at the next Fireside Chat from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Round Lake Beach Cultural & Ci...
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Waiting for DorianSep 04, 2019 1:00 am - CAMDEN, S.C. - For the Eastern Seaboard, Dorian has become the Godot of hurricanes. Barely moving after hovering over the Bahamas for what seemed an eternity, the forme...
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Congressman Schneider to meet Saturday with constituents in NorthbrookSep 04, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider will host a "Congress on Your Corner" event at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Northbrook Public Library and is open to the public. Schneider ...
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Catholics come to Capitol to protest abortion rights, high taxesSep 04, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Catholic protesters rallied at the Statehouse Wednesday, denouncing a recent expansion of abortion rights and potential votes to further access. Led by the...
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House GOP leader should call for probe of possible misconductSep 04, 2019 1:00 am - House Minority Leader Jim Durkin has had an opportunity to be a statesman and take the bold step of rooting out corruption and wrongdoing in his own caucus. It is easy t...
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Additional money for Illinois court system will benefit local governments that had been pitching inSep 04, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' judicial branch will use its first budget increase in six years in part to alleviate costs paid by local governments, court officials said. This ...
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Meet with state Rep. Morrison at trio of upcoming eventsSep 04, 2019 1:00 am - State Rep. Tom Morrison will host a series of Coffee and Conversation events throughout his 54th District this month. All area constituents are encouraged to attend to ...
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Brexit rips Conservative Party apart as Johnson expels 21 rebelsSep 04, 2019 1:00 am - Just two months ago Rory Stewart was a Cabinet minister and a contender for leader of the Conservative Party. On Tuesday night he was being presented with GQ magazine's ...
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The Old South gets a new college presidentSep 03, 2019 1:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. - From a childhood laboring in China's cotton and wheat fields to the presidency of the College of Charleston, Andrew Hsu's story is anything but ordina...
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The last defenders of free trade are in AfricaSep 01, 2019 1:00 am - The best word to describe the mood of the global economy these days is gloomy. The pessimism is closely tied to the loss of faith in free markets and free trade, the two...