Articles filed under Politics
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Endorsement: Yes to reduce size of Inverness park boardOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - On Nov. 4, the Inverness park board is asking that the community reduce the number of park board commissioners from seven to five. Normally, we'd be inclined to think th...
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Minimum wage divides 14th Congressional candidatesOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - With President Barack Obama renewing his call to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 last week, the issue has heated up just in time for the stretch run of congress...
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Endorsement: Yes in Prospect Heights to end election of clerk, treasurerOct 16, 2014 1:01 am - Prospect Heights voters are being asked to decide whether the city should make do without elected clerk and treasurer positions. We support a yes vote on a move that wou...
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Latest Marquette University poll on state races to be releasedOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - The latest Marquette University Law School poll showing voters' thoughts on the races for governor and attorney general is slated to be released. The p...
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Obama cancels campaign trip to focus on EbolaOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama abruptly canceled a planned campaign trip Wednesday and planned to convene his Cabinet at the White House instead, as U.S. officials ...
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Governor debates Round 2: Are voters tired of sniping?Oct 14, 2014 5:00 am - Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican businessman Bruce Rauner meet for their second televised debate in Chicago tonight. If last week's first round was an indicator,...
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Endorsement: Mussman over Moynihan in a close callOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - Michelle Mussman, the Democratic state representative from Schaumburg, is one of those kinds of candidates that you find yourself wanting to like - if only she can get o...
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Duckworth announces military retirementOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs when the Blackhawk helicopter she was piloting was shot down during combat operations in Iraq, has announced her retire...
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Quinn doesn't stand by tax-extension timetableOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn Tuesday declined to repeat his assertion he'd try to extend the state's 2011 tax increase in the weeks after the November election. Asked directly about h...
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Forum Tuesday on Batavia school referendumOct 13, 2014 1:01 am - The Batavia school district is having a forum Tuesday night on plans to borrow $15 million for buildings-and-grounds projects, in advance of an advisory referendum on th...