Articles filed under Politics
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Duckworth plan to address veteran suicide goes to ObamaFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - Federal legislation intended to help prevent suicide by military veterans has reached President Barack Obama's desk for final review. The proposal, cowritten by U.S. Rep...
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Rauner's financial warnings have familiar ringFeb 02, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner is set to stand before lawmakers and TV cameras Wednesday, three months to the day since he was elected, and deliver his first State of the State addre...
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Where in suburbs Rauner granted medical marijuana licensesFeb 02, 2015 12:00 am - Illinois medical marijuana dispensaries got the green light Monday when Gov. Bruce Rauner announced the winners of licenses to sell the drug. Rauner's list of companies ...
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Kirk, Dart announce arrests of 72 'johns'Feb 02, 2015 12:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart Monday announced the arrest of 72 Illinois people who bought sex. The arrests were made as part of a national sting ...
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State lawmakers lash out at COD severance packageFeb 02, 2015 12:00 am - Saying they don't want a repeat of the $762,868 buyout the College of DuPage board is giving outgoing President Robert Breuder, suburban Republican legislators are propo...
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Obama says budget must balance economic, national securityFeb 02, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama warned congressional Republicans Monday that he won't accept a spending plan that boosts national security at the expense of domestic...
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Obama's budget targets high cost of cutting-edge drugsFeb 02, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - With patients facing more exposure to the cost of revolutionary new medications, the budget President Barack Obama released Monday reopened a debate on whet...
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Christie can showcase diplomacy in trip to EnglandFeb 01, 2015 12:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. - After launching a political action committee this past week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is heading to the United Kingdom today, where he'll meet with ...
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Wheaton candidates talk priorities in downtown developmentJan 31, 2015 6:31 am - The four candidates for two open at-large seats on the Wheaton City Council agree that a $65 million, 20-year plan to revitalize the downtown area is full of great ideas...
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A longtime chorus of state budget woesJan 31, 2015 12:01 am - Who said what about Illinois' gloomy finances? 1. "If action is not taken to stabilize our revenue code, extreme and radical cuts will be imposed on education and critic...