Articles filed under Politics
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Harper College wants to keep tax increase in place to fund $180 million in upgradesAug 17, 2018 5:30 am - Harper College will ask voters on the November ballot to continue a tax increase that's otherwise due to expire, to help fund $180 million in campus upgrades over the ne...
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The Starr lesson for Mueller watchers: Don't hold your breath waiting for indictmentsAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - In Washington in the 1990s, it was a sure bet that whenever conservative journalists and activists got together, the conversation turned to the Clintons, Kenneth Starr a...
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Batavia group questions why city hasn't put home-rule referendum on ballot yetAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - Which of the two Batavia home-rule referendums will be listed first on the Nov. 6 ballot? Proponents of the binding one, which seeks to take away the city's home-rule po...
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From Jimmy Carter to Barack Obama, Aretha Franklin was the soundtrack for presidentsAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Soul diva Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday of pancreatic cancer at 76, had legions of fans - including a bunch of folks from both parties who lived at 160...
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New law caps 'golden parachutes' for local government leadersAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - A new law signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner this week limits the amount of severance local governments can pay to outgoing employees and prevents payouts for any employee fire...
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AP FACT CHECK: No Pritzker plan to increase taxes 26 percentAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is telling voters that his Democratic opponent J.B. Pritzker plans to raises taxes by 26 percent if he's elected to offic...
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Fox seems to be hosting a constant anti-immigrant OlympicsAug 16, 2018 1:00 am - Talk about a race to the bottom. There is a kind of xenophobia Olympics going on at Fox News. Primetime hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham appear to be locked in a ...
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Analysis: Manafort lived large, but here is how he could beat the rapAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - Jurors at Paul Manafort's trial heard of his appetite for luxury - the ostrich jacket, the Hamptons estate, and the New York Yankees seats near the dugout. They saw exte...
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Fox seems to be hosting a constant anti-immigrant OlympicsAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - Talk about a race to the bottom. There is a kind of xenophobia Olympics going on at Fox News. Primetime hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham appear to be locked in a ...
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Oberweis: Why politics has become so acrimoniousAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - In "the good old days," we had "blue dog" Democrats who had some fiscally conservative views, and we had some socially liberal Republicans who were willing to accept abo...