Articles filed under Politics
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Is the tax code overhaul hurting charitable donations?Mar 03, 2019 5:00 am - Charitable giving in the United States rose a lackluster 1.6 percent last year, despite a strong economy - a sign that the 2018 tax code overhaul could be hurting donati...
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Endorsement: For Schaumburg village president, Tom DaillyMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - Just stop and think of what Schaumburg was decades ago and what it's become today - transformed from a shadow bedroom community surrounding a mall into the thriving, amb...
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Distrct 220 board hosting information sessions on $185 million borrowing requestMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 board members are hosting two final information sessions this week on a tax-increase referendum seeking permission to borrow $185 milli...
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Endorsements: Glogovsky, Sugrue, Wagener for Green Oaks village boardMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - The word "frugal" pops up frequently among Green Oaks village board members discussing the small Lake County town's approach to finances. In fact, Green Oaks sought and ...
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Trump again accepts a dictator's lies on faithMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - If he were alive today, Mark Twain might say the following: "There's lies, damned lies - and Donald Trump." The president of the United States not only lies routinely, b...
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Endorsements: Steffen, Powell, Shaw, Good, Lopez for Elgin City CouncilMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story was changed to correct a candidate's first name. The correct name is John Steffen. Elgin is a city rich with pride and a strong spirit of ...
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America's bitter polarization exacts a price on our credibility abroadMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - It appears that President Donald Trump decided that a bad deal with North Korea was worse than no deal, a reasonable conclusion that suggests he and his team were approa...
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Endorsement: Dave Kaptain for mayor of ElginMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - Dave Kaptain has led the city of Elgin for the past eight years as mayor and before that served for six years on the city council. Kaptain has always impressed us a geni...
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Endorsements: For Schaumburg trustee, George Dunham, Mark Madej, Scott FelgenhauerMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - Six candidates are running for three trustee positions on the Schaumburg village board — incumbents George Dunham and Mark Madej, running with zoning board member Brian ...
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Endorsements: David, DiMaggio, Reiss for Hawthorn Woods village boardMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - Experience or new blood? That's the choice voters face on April 2 in Hawthorn Woods, where five candidates are vying for three village board positions. Incumbents Michae...