Articles filed under Politics
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GOP matches Truman-era high with 246 House seatsDec 06, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Republicans will hold at least 246 House seats come January, according to election results Saturday, giving the GOP a commanding majority that matches the p...
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Riopell: Income tax hike, school funding shift, minimum wage to return in '15?Dec 05, 2014 4:00 am - Lawmakers' departure from Springfield this week with no plans to return before a new legislature and Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner are sworn in meant the death of a handful of...
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Report: No evidence Christie involved in bridge plotDec 05, 2014 12:01 am - TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey lawmakers probing politically motivated traffic jams near the George Washington Bridge last year have found no evidence that Gov. Chris Christ...
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Attorney general asks Supreme Court to hurry on pension caseDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office asked the state Supreme Court Thursday to fast-track a decision on whether a new law to cut teacher and state worker pens...
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Quinn left with few options on minimum wageDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A final piece of outgoing Gov. Pat Quinn's legacy is up in the air as lawmakers left Springfield for the year without sending the Chicago Democrat legislat...
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Alderman's former chief of staff pleads guiltyDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - A Chicago alderman's former chief of staff has pleaded guilty to accepting a $7,500 bribe in exchange for helping to secure a letter from his boss supporting a liquor li...
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Legislature approves bobcat huntingDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation allowing bobcat hunting for the first time in more than 40 years. The Illinois Senate approved the measure by ...
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Roskam gets post to help lead IRS investigationsDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, will have a new post in the next Congress that could have him presiding over hearings into ongoing Internal Revenue Service...
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Pierotti reflects on 20 years as DuPage forest preserve presidentDec 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Through a period of dramatic change for the DuPage County Forest Preserve District, there was one constant: D. “Dewey” Pierotti. The 80-year-old Addison resident served ...
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Legislature sets new fees for access to government recordsDec 03, 2014 12:01 am - The state law that allows people access to government records was further restricted Wednesday over the objections of Gov. Pat Quinn. The Illinois Senate voted 39-13 to ...