Articles filed under Politics
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Rauner visiting Lombard to share reform ideasFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner will be in Lombard Sunday to elaborate on the topics he addressed in his State of the State address earlier this week. Yvonne Invergo, executive direct...
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Biden expected to miss Netanyahu speech to CongressFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden is expected to miss Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial address to a joint meeting of Congress because of ove...
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Nearly 32,000 Illinois school children unvaccinated for measlesFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - In the 2013-14 school year, 98.3 percent of school-aged children were immunized for measles, leaving about 31,774 statewide who have been granted an exemption from getti...
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DCFS proposes new vaccination rules for day care centersFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - The state agency that regulates day-care centers wants each facility in Illinois to have rules about what immunizations its staff must have, a spokesman said. The propos...
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McCain seeks to open US domestic routes to foreign shipsFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. John McCain, who seems to revel in the occasional lonely crusade, is now taking on America's maritime industry and the longstanding law barring fo...
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Rauner aide: Quinn could have eased day care crisisFeb 05, 2015 12:00 am - Lawmakers of both parties say they want to shore up a state-subsidized child-care program that ran out of money this week, but no solution has emerged. An aide to Gov. B...
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What did he mean by that? Lawmakers debate phrase from Rauner's speechFeb 05, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner's opener for his State of the State address Wednesday offered lawmakers a partnership to work with him, “solving problems together, listening and learn...
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Editorial: Rauner's promising, but still vague 'big picture'Feb 05, 2015 12:00 am - Perhaps the most important objective of Gov. Rauner's State of the State speech Wednesday was to set the tone for change in Illinois. In that regard, he got off to a str...
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New schools plan could go easier on some suburban districtsFeb 04, 2015 4:30 am - Changes to a controversial school funding plan aim to soften the blow to some suburban schools that would have lost money under a previous version, supporters said Monda...
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Endorsements: Yes to St. Charles rec centerFeb 04, 2015 1:00 am - Residents of the St. Charles Park District through a community survey in 2013 said they want a place where they can work out, play sports, walk year-round and more. Afte...