Articles filed under Politics
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New laws in 2015: Bears, boats and a new tollway speed limitDec 26, 2014 4:00 am - If you see a bear ambling along the tollway in 2015 like the one that was spotted earlier this year near Marengo, you'll be allowed, legally, to drive faster to get away...
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Uber's aggressive lobbying of state, local officials pays offDec 24, 2014 6:33 am - On a Thursday in June, bureaucrats from Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles made their move against Uber Technologies. The fast-growing ride-for-hire company was tol...
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Topinka's death renews talk of merging officesDec 23, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The unexpected death of Republican Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka has rekindled an idea that proponents say could make Illinois government cheaper and more ...
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Rauner concert: Toby Keith, Buddy Guy, trio of politiciansDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - A trio of Illinois state lawmakers and their Jimmy Buffett-inspired band will open a concert for country superstar Toby Keith and blues legend Buddy Guy next month at Re...
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Breen resigns from Lombard village boardDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - Peter Breen has submitted his resignation from the Lombard village board in advance of taking on his new role as state representative for the 48th District. "I want to t...
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Tunisians vote in historic presidential runoffDec 21, 2014 12:01 am - TUNIS, Tunisia - Tunisians voted on Sunday for a new president in a runoff between an official from the country's previous regimes and a veteran human rights activist wh...
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2014 frustrates U.S. hopes for Israeli-Palestinian peaceDec 21, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry is ending 2014 much in the same way he started it, frustrated in efforts to push Israel and Palestinians toward peace. With a...
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Romania swears in new presidentDec 21, 2014 12:01 am - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Romania's Parliament swore in a former mayor as the country's new president following an election he called a triumph for democracy 25 years af...
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Mixed reviews for raising juror pay, reducing juriesDec 21, 2014 12:01 am - A newly signed law that'll more than double what Illinois jurors are paid while reducing the size of civil case juries is earning mixed reviews from criminal justice exp...
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Pope's role in Cuba deal fractures Cuban-American flockDec 21, 2014 12:01 am - MIAMI - The key role Pope Francis played encouraging talks between Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro left fractures among his flock in South Florida, where many ol...