Articles filed under Politics
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Proposal to cap community college severances stalledMay 31, 2015 1:00 am - A proposal that would cap community college employee severance packages and limit contract lengths remains stalled in the Illinois House at least until lawmakers come ba...
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Arlington Heights mayor: Village backs gambling expansionMay 30, 2015 1:00 am - Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes said two Fridays ago that adding table games in addition to the slot machines Arlington International Racecourse has long coveted would...
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Biden announces death of son, Beau, from brain cancerMay 30, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden announced Saturday that his son, Beau, has died of brain cancer. Beau Biden was 46. "It is with broken hearts that Hallie, Hunter, ...
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Anti-heroin proposal sent to Gov. Rauner despite uncertain price tagMay 30, 2015 1:00 am - It's now up to Gov. Bruce Rauner to decide whether to sign off on a proposal that supporters say could diminish the suburban heroin abuse epidemic but that would cost th...
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Dawn Patrol: Hastert accused of paying off old acquaintance; Elgin-O'Hare tolls?May 29, 2015 5:00 am - Feds: Hastert lied to FBI about apparent hush money Dennis Hastert, the former high school wrestling coach who would become the longest-serving Republican U.S. Hous...
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Hastert resigns from Wheaton College panelMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has stepped down from the board of a center he helped create at Wheaton College, his alma mater. The Christian school announced ...
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Brother of top Illinois Republican named judge in Hastert caseMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - The judge who has drawn the case against Dennis Hastert, the longest serving Republican House Speaker in history, is the brother of one of Illinois' top GOP leaders. Fed...
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Report: Hastert was trying to conceal sexual abuse of studentMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - The indictment of former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was triggered by his alleged effort to hide payments of hush money to a male student he allegedly sexually molested...
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Rauner's priority in last-minute budget talks: Property tax freezeMay 29, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner hinted Friday that he will focus on a property tax freeze and changes to the state's worker compensation laws as his top priorities as he tries to nego...
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Kirk on Hastert: 'Troubling development'May 29, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk called the indictment of former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert a "troubling development." "Anyone who knows Denny is shocked and confused by the recent ...