Articles filed under Politics
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Push for Chicago casino could mean more slots for suburbsMay 05, 2015 1:00 am - If the latest push for a Chicago casino works, the suburbs are likely to end up with more slot machines, too. State Sen. Terry Link, a Waukegan Democrat and top gambling...
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Suburban voters far more likely to send women to the CapitolMay 04, 2015 5:30 am - Illinois Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno has been one of the top women in state politics for years, but she still says women face challenges in running for of...
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Some Baltimore youth learn fear of police in schoolMay 02, 2015 1:00 am - BALTIMORE - Darius Craig was disgusted Monday night as he watched other Baltimore teens on television as they burned cars, looted shops and hurled rocks at police. But t...
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Conservative group will push property tax freeze in suburbsMay 01, 2015 1:00 am - A national conservative group will make a May push to get state lawmakers to freeze property taxes, targeting suburban Democrats with a series of ads. Americans for Pros...
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Five ways lawmakers are trying to curb heroin epidemicMay 01, 2015 1:00 am - The suburban heroin crisis has spurred several proposals in the Illinois legislature that aim to slow the epidemic. As the final month of session for the Illinois Genera...
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Former Christie allies charged in bridge scandalMay 01, 2015 1:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. - Federal prosecutors brought charges Friday against three former allies of Gov. Chris Christie - but not Christie himself - in the George Washington Bridge...
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Could red-light cameras disappear from some suburbs?Apr 30, 2015 1:00 am - State Sen. Dan Duffy, a Lake Barrington Republican, says he's staying optimistic that he'll win a hearing on a plan to ban red-light cameras from being used in some subu...
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AT&T wants a break on investing in landlinesApr 30, 2015 1:00 am - A coalition of business groups asked lawmakers Thursday to approve legislation that would ease some requirements that AT&T spend money to maintain its landline network. ...
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Editorial: A new effort to amend the constitution on redistrictingApr 30, 2015 1:00 am - And so we begin again. We come this time with valuable new information and lessons of the recent past. Let's also add new resolve. The issue is nothing short of wrestin...
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Mayors continue fight against Rauner cutsApr 29, 2015 1:00 am - Lawmakers have about a month to go before their deadline to make a state budget, and suburban mayors took to Springfield Wednesday to try to preserve their towns' fundin...