Articles filed under Politics
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After 2 suburban Democrats replaced, House committee advances tax rate billMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A graduated tax rate bill has joined the constitutional amendment that would allow for the implementation of such a tax structure in awaiting a vote from t...
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God's will and the question of choiceMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - There are plenty of arguments going on about the recent severe abortion restrictions becoming law in states like Alabama and Missouri. My fellow pro-choice activists hav...
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In wake of Sterigenics emissions, tighter controls clear Illinois HouseMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Companies that use the toxic chemical ethylene oxide may soon have to comply with stricter safety requirements. The Illinois House on Friday passed Senate...
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Brewers say higher beer tax would be hard to swallowMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Craft beer brewers and advocates gathered Friday at the Capitol to oppose a tax increase on beer and cider that Gov. J.B. Pritzker introduced last week to ...
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Mueller changed everythingMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - From now on, the Trump-Russia affair - the investigation that dominated the first years of Donald Trump's presidency - will be divided into two parts: before and after t...
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Now's the time to watch state government - and to watch carefullyMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois lawmakers have been meeting and filing bills since early January, but the time you really need to be paying attention is now. And how you pay attention is also ...
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Chicago bank CEO accused of bribing Manafort for administration jobMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - Stephen Calk, a former economic adviser to President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, was indicted Thursday for allegedly approving $16 million in loans to for...
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Lawmakers join labor, business in call for data center tax incentivesMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A group of upstate and downstate Republicans and Democrats joined labor and business interests Wednesday to call on the General Assembly to pass a bill tha...
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Tollway promises new vote after chairman approves subcontract with former employerMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - On Feb. 27, Will Evans resigned as chief diversity officer with HBK Engineering LLC. Seven weeks later, as the new chairman of the Illinois tollway board, he voted to ap...
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Editorial: What Lauren Underwood said, what she meant and why it doesn't matterMay 22, 2019 11:00 pm - How you interpret Lauren Underwood's comments on Wednesday is probably a pretty good indicator of where you fall on our nation's great divide. The freshman congresswoman...