Articles filed under Politics
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Congress clears Keystone XL pipeline billFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled Congress approved a bill Wednesday to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up a confrontation with President Barack Oba...
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Suburban language program faces scrutinyFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - A suburban school district's English as a Second Language program faced scrutiny Wednesday from state education officials, who argued it doesn't meet Illinois standards....
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Obama asks Congress for war powers to fight Islamic StateFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vowing that Islamic State forces are "going to lose," President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to authorize military action against terrorists who...
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Legislation would allow public to rescue injured wildlifeFeb 10, 2015 4:30 am - The Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation Center near Barrington relies on the public to rescue about half the animals it nurses back to health each year, but bringing cer...
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Report: 33% of Blackberry Twp. roads in poor shapeFeb 10, 2015 12:00 am - The Blackberry Township road district would have to spend at least another $500,000 a year - quadruple what it currently spends - to keep its roads in "fair" condition, ...
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Could concealed carry come to Cook County Forest Preserves?Feb 10, 2015 12:00 am - A downstate lawmaker wants to allow people to carry concealed weapons on Cook County Forest Preserve grounds. The state's relatively new law allowing concealed carry ac...
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Rauner executive order takes aim at unionsFeb 09, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner Monday signed an executive order declaring state workers don't have to pay fees to support union bargaining if they're not in the union, a move labor o...
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Chris Christie event in suburbs nearly sold outFeb 09, 2015 12:00 am - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's planned visit to Rolling Meadows Thursday is set to break an attendance record for the Republican event he'll headline. As of this morni...
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Three of four Antioch trustee candidates favor sales tax increase over property tax hike to fund ambulance serviceFeb 09, 2015 12:00 am - Voters in Antioch will be asked a second time to approve a new property tax category to fund ambulance service, but three of the four candidates for village trustee thin...
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Fact Checker: Does raising minimum wage help workers 'make ends meet?'Feb 08, 2015 6:42 am - "Of course, nothing helps families make ends meet like higher wages. . . . And to everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If y...