Articles filed under Politics
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Corporate giants funding state ballot initiativesOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Voters may not know it, but the millions of dollars paying for ads on ballot measures they will consider next month come from large companies and national a...
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Lawmaker: Controversial school funding plan won't move soonOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - The suburban Democratic state lawmaker who controls the fate of a controversial school funding proposal that has scared superintendents throughout the suburbs says she w...
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Emanuel picks new Chicago treasurerOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's choice for the city's new treasurer is an executive with an asset-management firm. Emanuel announced on Wednesday that he has chosen Kurt Su...
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The Clintons, the Democrats' 2014 super surrogatesOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - AURORA, Colo. - Defending their allies, Bill and Hillary Clinton are barnstorming the country for Democrats struggling through a bleak campaign season in states where Pr...
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Court-appointed monitor ordered for IDOT hiringOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a court-appointed monitor to review hiring problems at Gov. Pat Quinn's Department of Transportation, a setback for the Democrat run...
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Judge won't rush results of Elburn fire district voteOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - A Kane County judge has agreed not to immediately certify results of a Nov. 4 referendum asking if some properties should be allowed to disconnect from the Elburn Fire P...
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Sun-Times reporter quits over paper's handling of storyOct 22, 2014 1:00 am - The Chicago Sun-Times' longtime Capitol bureau chief has resigned after the paper put him on leave following a tough story about Republican candidate for governor Bruce ...
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State says Jimmy John's founder owes taxes on planesOct 21, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state of Illinois says two companies that belong to the founder of the Jimmy John's sandwich chain owe the state more than $1.4 million in taxes on a p...
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14th candidates spar on keeping companies in AmericaOct 21, 2014 1:00 am - Nearly 50 U.S. companies reincorporated overseas in the past 10 years in attempts to lessen their U.S. taxes on income earned abroad. But candidates for the 14th Congres...
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Foster, Senger debate gridlock, minimum wageOct 20, 2014 1:01 am - Republican challenger Darlene Senger was on the attack during much of a televised debate in which she called Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster a "do-nothing" candidate. S...