Articles filed under Politics
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Officials provide legislative update in Rolling MeadowsMar 29, 2015 1:00 am - The League of Women Voters of the Palatine area is sponsoring a Legislative Update with seven local officials at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2, at the Rolling Meadows Libr...
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Hundreds rally against Indiana religion lawMar 28, 2015 1:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS - Hundreds of people gathered outside of the Indiana Statehouse on Saturday, some carrying "no hate in our state" signs, to rally against a new law that opp...
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Llama escapade brings government regulatorsMar 28, 2015 1:00 am - PHOENIX - The llamas that became a social media sensation running around a Phoenix-area retirement enclave last month are saying goodbye to the spotlight with one last e...
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Will Grass Lake District 36 students get a new school? Voters to decide April 7Mar 27, 2015 5:30 am - The Grass Lake School building is so old, it could qualify for Social Security. Bah dum dum. Opened in 1947, the facility at 26177 W. Grass Lake Road near Antioch is th...
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Duckworth to announce Senate bid MondayMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - Rep. Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates is set to announce a 2016 bid for U.S. Senate Monday, a source said, possibly setting the stage for a Democratic primary battle o...
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Sleepy Hollow referendum forums start SaturdayMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - Sleepy Hollow village officials will make their case for why they are seeking a roughly 82 percent increase in the village property tax rate on April 7 in the first of t...
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Lawmakers trying to figure out how to punish COD, exempt other schoolsMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - Lawmakers piled up a flurry of proposals after the controversy over a $763,000 severance package for College of DuPage President Robert Breuder, but some of them are goi...
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Candidate forum Saturday in Elk GroveMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - Elk Grove Township Republicans are hosting a forum for all candidates running for office in the township at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 28, at the Elk Grove Township Hall loc...
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Rauner OKs budget fix averting shutdowns but cutting schoolsMar 26, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In an early major test of Illinois' newly divided government, the Senate passed a compromise plan Thursday to plug a $1.6 billion hole in this year's budge...
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Legislators take the wheel on driverless car studyMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - A suburban lawmaker thinks Illinois needs to start getting ready for the driverless cars of the future. State Rep. Jack Franks, a Marengo Democrat, is behind the wheel o...