Articles filed under Politics
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Rauner on Kirk's 'bro with no ho,' HastertJun 12, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner addressed controversies involving prominent Republicans during appearances at two suburban businesses Friday. Rauner expressed disappointment in remark...
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Property tax freeze not the state's businessJun 12, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois legislature is considering placing a freeze on property taxes as one of Gov. Rauner's top priorities. That sounds good in practice, but have you considered ...
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Dennis Hastert's next move: Plea deal or fight the charges?Jun 11, 2015 1:00 am - The indignity of a first court appearance behind him, former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has a big decision to make. The answer could be painfully difficult for ev...
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Illinois comptroller: Without budget, state payments to stopJun 10, 2015 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger says most state payments will stop if there's no budget in place by the end of June. The Republican appointed by Gov. Bruce ...
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Hastert's public pensions unaffected by case so farJun 10, 2015 1:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert collects public pensions totaling as much as $116,000 a year. Would a conviction on the federal charges he now faces put those ...
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Property tax freeze a sticking point in state budget impasseJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - State lawmakers spent all Tuesday afternoon at the Illinois Capitol talking about whether to freeze homeowners' property taxes in hearings arranged by Democrats. Republi...
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Judge to leave Hastert case unless attorneys bring him backJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - Attorneys involved in the case against former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert have until Thursday to decide whether they want to keep Judge Thomas M. Durkin on the cas...
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How Kane County may create its own prevailing wageJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - Prevailing wage in Kane County may exist as it always has for only one more year after a discussion Tuesday resulted in the most votes it's ever taken against the state-...
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The next steps in Hastert caseJun 09, 2015 1:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of bank fraud and lying to FBI agents. The 73-year-old from Plano and his attorneys, Thoma...
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Editorial: PADS, housing authority failed to trust public about homeless projectJun 08, 2015 11:00 pm - It would be easy to dismiss the squabble over a plan to move a residential program for chronically homeless people with mental illness into an Ela Township neighborhood ...