Articles filed under Politics
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Riopell: Local presidential campaigns look to Iowa, if Illinois spot is secureNov 12, 2015 12:00 am - Some local backers of some presidential candidates are eager to head west to volunteer in the run-up to the all-important Iowa caucuses - but first they have the big job...
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Rauner, leaders should keep budget talk private, business leaders sayNov 12, 2015 12:00 am - The state's top business leaders are encouraging Gov. Bruce Rauner and top lawmakers to keep their highly anticipated budget meeting next week private, saying public spe...
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Editorial: Glimmer of hope, but far to go on state budgetNov 10, 2015 10:00 pm - What got done during Tuesday's legislative session in a state that's gone five months without a budget and has simply stopped paying for things ranging from human servic...
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Kane Co. Coroner's race launches with Tiballi, Russell rematchNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - Three years ago, Rob Russell and Dr. Bob Tiballi spent most of the campaign for Kane County Coroner debating whether the coroner should be a doctor or a peace officer. T...
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House agrees to pay suburbs and lottery winners, but no money coming yetNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - Republicans and Democrats made a rare joint effort to send some long-awaited state money to mayors and Illinois Lottery winners who have been begging for it. But the mon...
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Top GOP hopefuls debate immigration, economyNov 10, 2015 12:00 am - MILWAUKEE - The leading Republican presidential candidates clashed sharply over immigration policy, military spending and other intractable and emotional issues in a deb...
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Illinois 'actively investigating' whether fantasy sports are gamblingNov 07, 2015 12:00 am - One of the state's top gambling officials says Illinois is “actively investigating” whether to regulate the controversial daily fantasy sports websites that have faced i...
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Wheaton College watching next Supreme Court health care rulingNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled a new showdown over Obamacare and religious rights, agreeing to hear contentions by faith-based groups that they shouldn't have to be in...
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Possible Gliniewicz target known for being toughNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - Anne Marrin started the week as a relative unknown. She's the Fox Lake village administrator who was largely absent from the two-month drama surrounding the death of pol...
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Transgender student locker room debate goes to Fox NewsNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - Fox News host Megyn Kelly grilled Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Superintendent Daniel Cates about what's next after federal officials rebuked the district...