Articles filed under Politics
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State Rep. Yingling meets with constituents Jan. 9Dec 28, 2015 12:00 am - Constituents are invited to join 62nd District state Rep. Sam Yingling for a cup of coffee and informal conversation on state and local issues from 11 a.m. to noon Satur...
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Illinois' official pie among 2016 new lawsDec 27, 2015 6:20 am - The coming of a new year means 237 new state laws take effect on Jan. 1, with a full state budget not among them. Some new laws are serious reflections of the time, inte...
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Editorial: Untapped special funds can't be part of long-term state budget solutionDec 23, 2015 12:00 am - Untapped special funds cannot be part of what Illinois needs - a long-term budget solution
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COD 'Clean Slate' committee fined by elections boardDec 22, 2015 12:00 am - A political committee that supported three victorious College of DuPage board candidates earlier this year is being fined $7,750 for not reporting loans on time. The Sta...
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Law firm hired to prosecute Eckhoff DUI caseDec 22, 2015 12:00 am - Wheaton has hired the law firm of Marquardt & Belmonte to prosecute DuPage County Board member Grant Eckhoff on a DUI charge. Eckhoff, of the 200 block of North Erie Str...
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Suburban lawmakers - except Hultgren - vote for Congress' budget dealDec 18, 2015 12:00 am - Most suburban lawmakers of both parties voted for the budget deal Congress sent to President Barack Obama Friday, avoiding a government shutdown. The $1.14 trillion spen...
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AARP: Don't tax Illinois retirement incomeDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - The state's leading lobbying group for retirees said today it'll push back against attempts to tax Illinoisans' retirement incomes as the battle over state spending appr...
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Lake sheriff backs Kirk opponent for U.S. SenateDec 15, 2015 12:00 am - Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran will back U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's opponent in the March primary, splitting with the home-county Republican seeking a second term in the Sen...
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How Google is pushing you to vote for Bernie SandersDec 13, 2015 6:25 am - Roughly three-quarters of Americans get their news online these days, making the Internet America's favorite news source, according to a 2014 Pew Research Center poll. A...
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Top Democrat: No deal to put off school funding changesDec 10, 2015 12:00 am - There seemed to be a point of agreement coming out of the meeting between Gov. Bruce Rauner and top lawmakers this week when Republicans said changing the state's compli...