Articles filed under Politics
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Bill would ban lobbying groups from public pensionsJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - Spurred by a Daily Herald investigation about taxpayer-funded pensions for lobbying associations, legislation was introduced Wednesday that would bar those organizations...
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Rauner, union extend tense talks, avoid strike for nowJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - The tense contract talks between Gov. Bruce Rauner and Illinois' biggest employee union have been extended again, avoiding action that could include a large, statewide s...
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Top GOP donor backs off comments asking Kirk to leave Senate raceJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - A Republican fundraiser and failed candidate for governor withdrew a comment to Crain's Chicago Business that U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk should abandon his 2016 re-election bec...
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House approves skipping pay raise during budget fightJul 28, 2015 1:00 am - Members of the Illinois House voted Tuesday to block a pay raise for themselves and senators that has become a flashpoint in the state's budget stalemate. The 101-1 vote...
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Schaumburg teen's dental visit changes state lawJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - The dental difficulties of a Schaumburg teenager with autism has led to a change in state law. Gov. Bruce Rauner Sunday signed legislation that requires insurance polici...
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Rauner: No budget means no video gambling money for townsJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - Suburbs that host video gambling in bars and restaurants and look forward to getting a cut of the money won't see their share until the state has a budget in place, Gov....
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How did a mentally disturbed man legally buy a gun?Jul 25, 2015 1:00 am - LAFAYETTE, La. - John Russell Houser was deeply troubled long before he shot 11 people in a movie theater in Louisiana, but decades of mental problems didn't keep him fr...
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Foster wants federal investigation into Bland deathJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster has asked for a federal probe into the death of Naperville's Sandra Bland in a Texas jail. In a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Foster, a...
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Inspector general: Clinton emails may have compromised classified informationJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A new letter by intelligence investigators to the Justice Department says secret government information may have been compromised in Hillary Rodham Clinton'...
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Rauner puts Spring Grove, Mundelein men on state boardsJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner appointed a couple more suburban residents to state boards Friday, including the one that weighs complaints against state doctors. Rauner appointed Alb...