Articles filed under Politics
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Suburban interfaith leaders decry Muslim discriminationDec 10, 2015 12:00 am - Priests, pastors and rabbis from 11 suburban congregations gathered together Thursday to condemn what they described as "singling out the Muslim faith in response to fea...
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Illinois medical marijuana sales in first month top $800,000Dec 09, 2015 12:00 am - Illinois officials say the state's first medical marijuana patients have purchased nearly $801,000 worth of cannabis during the program's first month. That works out to ...
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Two could be booted from DuPage primary ballotDec 08, 2015 12:00 am - Two candidates could be kicked off DuPage County's March primary ballot if residents opposing their candidacies can prove mistakes were made on their nominating papers. ...
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Gliniewicz honor could get taken backDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - Three months after the Illinois Senate rose to honor what seemed to be the heroics of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, a McHenry Republican is asking to ta...
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Lottery winners, suburbs to get state money; who's next?Dec 07, 2015 12:00 am - Illinois will start paying lottery winners, mayors and others who have seen their state money delayed for months, leaving colleges, their students and some human service...
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Mayors a little closer to getting their state moneyDec 02, 2015 12:00 am - Illinois lawmakers Wednesday began approving a rare bipartisan agreement to get some money moving for local mayors, lottery winners and others, but the ongoing budget bi...
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Editorial: Time to pay attention to election campaignsDec 01, 2015 10:00 pm - A lot of special interest groups don't want you to pay much attention to the primary election campaigns, and some candidates don't want you to, either. That's because ve...
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Kirk, Duckworth clash over Syrian refugeesDec 01, 2015 12:00 am - Republican U.S. Sen Mark Kirk has begun airing his first TV ad of the 2016 campaign to try to split with Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth over how to handle Syrian r...
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Departing state lawmakers create primary racesNov 30, 2015 12:00 am - The biggest suburban primary races for seats in Springfield were sparked by lawmakers deciding not to return for another term. Candidates have until 5 p.m. today to fil...
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Cook state's attorney primary could come down to suburbsNov 30, 2015 12:00 am - The Northwest suburbs could play a major role in what is shaping up to be a contentious Democratic primary for Cook County state's attorney. Incumbent Anita Alvarez, und...