Articles filed under Politics
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Some backers say Bush running out of timeOct 24, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - For months, Jeb Bush's campaign insisted it was too early. To worry about the Republican presidential candidate's sluggish poll numbers. Or fret over the r...
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Illinois budget mess spurs biggest pension fund withdrawal everOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois's decision to delay payments to its pension fund because of a prolonged budget impasse is starting to have real consequences. The State Employees' Retirement Sy...
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Report: Cook County Democrats withdraw Brown support, endorse HarrisOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Democratic Party leaders on Friday withdrew their endorsement of Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown in the March 15 primary amid reports of a federal corrupti...
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Chicago city unions not bound by campaign donation limitsOct 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Unions representing city employees should not be bound by Chicago's campaign financing law limiting annual contributions to $1,500 per candidate, the Chicago Board of Et...
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Roskam to attend legislative breakfast in Rolling MeadowsOct 22, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Rep Peter Roskam will speak with residents and answer questions about issues before Congress at a legislative breakfast briefing Monday, Oct. 26, in Rolling Meadows...
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Medical marijuana to be sold legally in suburbs 'very shortly'Oct 22, 2015 1:00 am - More than two years after lawmakers approved the landmark law, sales of medical marijuana to sick Illinoisans will begin “very shortly,” the program's director says. So ...
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Roskam, Clinton clash at Benghazi hearingOct 22, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, clashed with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a daylong hearing Thursday centering on the 2012 terrorist attack...
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VP Joe Biden says he will not run for president in 2016Oct 21, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden will not run for president in 2016, he said Wednesday, ending a monthslong flirtation with a third White House campaign and se...
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Rauner gets GOP support after former governors' criticismsOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - Some Republican lawmakers meeting at the state Capitol defended Gov. Bruce Rauner from critical comments that have come from two respected party leaders, former Govs. Ji...
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Ryan will seek speaker's role, but only if...Oct 20, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan told GOP lawmakers late Tuesday that he will run for speaker, but only if they embrace him by week's end as their consensus candida...