Articles filed under Politics
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Analysis: Both parties in Congress playing it safeSep 13, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Seven weeks before the elections, Republicans and Democrats are both playing it safe, willing to make short-term sacrifices of long-held positions in hopes ...
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Same party, different taxes stanceSep 12, 2014 5:30 am - An earlier version of the story said Republican Bruce Rauner favored Illinois' tax increase expiring "as scheduled." He favors lowering it over four years. Democrat...
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State legislators respond to local business concernsSep 12, 2014 1:01 am - Politics becomes more popular during election years, as the sold-out crowd for the Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce & Industry's annual Illinois Legislative Update Lu...
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Industry to seek changes in Illinois 'fracking' rulesSep 10, 2014 1:01 am - Supporters of high-volume oil and gas extraction said Wednesday that they'll seek dozens of changes in proposed rules governing the practice in Illinois that they believ...
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New Jersey Gov. Christie stumps for RaunerSep 10, 2014 1:00 am - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stopped in Illinois Wednesday to campaign for Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner and criticized Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn's bi...
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Obama: I have authority to strike against Islamic StateSep 09, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama told congressional leaders Tuesday he has the authority he needs to launch a broader military campaign to root out violent extremists...
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State sues over travel club with local tiesSep 09, 2014 1:01 am - Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming Chicago-area companies collected thousands of dollars from people enrolled in a travel club that never pro...
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Watchdog: VA managers lied about delaysSep 09, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Managers at more than a dozen Veterans Affairs medical facilities lied to investigators about scheduling practices and other issues, the department's inspec...
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Quinn, Rauner spar over supposed lawmaker "bribes"Sep 09, 2014 1:01 am - Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn accused Republican opponent Bruce Rauner of giving lawmakers campaign cash in exchange for votes against legislation Tuesday, but Republicans a...
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Attorney general denies conflict in anti-violence probeSep 08, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Monday defended her right to give legal advice to state lawmakers conducting a probe into a troubled Chicago anti-violence prog...