Articles filed under Politics
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Lake, McHenry counties could get government-cutting powerApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - Lake and McHenry County leaders eventually could be allowed to eliminate certain layers of government, a power DuPage County officials already have. The Illinois House o...
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Elgin executive appointed to workforce boardApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner appointed an executive with Bison Gear and Engineering to the Illinois Workforce Investment Board. Sylvia Wetzel of Elgin is a vice president with the ...
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Des Plaines council committee postpones meeting about police inquiryApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - A Des Plaines City Council committee meeting to discuss a possible investigation of the city's police department has been postponed. The meeting of the Legal and Licensi...
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Third fire station in Antioch area to reopen as voter approval for tax hike standsApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - The Antioch Fire Department will reopen a third fire station as planned, as voter approval of a tax hike to fund ambulance service is now in the books. "The late votes a...
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Vernon Hills declines action on Gov. Rauner's 'turnaround agenda'Apr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Vernon Hills officials agree Illinois has financial problems, but passed on the idea that Gov. Bruce Rauner's "turnaround agenda" is the way to solve them. The village b...
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Riopell: Aaron Schock's loss is Bob Dold's win on Ways, Means CommitteeApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Former congressman Aaron Schock's loss is now U.S. Rep. Bob Dold's gain. Dold, a Kenilworth Republican, has been appointed to the powerful House Ways and Means Committee...
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Require a doctor's note for religious vaccine exemption?Apr 23, 2015 1:00 am - State lawmakers Thursday clashed over the religious exemption that lets children attend school without typically required vaccinations. And the Illinois Senate advanced ...
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Illinois students could get credit for lower AP scoresApr 22, 2015 5:30 am - Illinois students could receive college credit for lower test scores on their Advanced Placement exams under a plan from a suburban lawmaker. Legislation introduced by ...
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Rauner cut funeral funding for poor, so now who pays?Apr 22, 2015 5:30 am - Suburban county officials say they'll largely be responsible for the cost of burying or cremating people whose families can't afford it after Gov. Bruce Rauner cut a sta...
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Rauner agenda dealt more criticism, this time in WaucondaApr 22, 2015 5:30 am - Labor union members and their supporters filled the Wauconda High School cafeteria Tuesday night to oppose a controversial proposal by Gov. Bruce Rauner that would weake...