Articles filed under Politics
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Obama's Wisconsin visit comes amid tight raceAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - The last time President Barack Obama celebrated workers' rights at a Wisconsin Labor Day event, there was barely a hint of the turmoil that would embroil...
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Saturday Soapbox: Talking politics, chickens, baseball and moreAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - And they're off: It's Labor Day weekend and the real racing begins. This November, we'll select a governor and other state officers and legislators; we'll elect a U...
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Riopell: Candidates working Labor Day anglesAug 29, 2014 5:00 am - That the upcoming Labor Day weekend is the traditional start of the campaign season might be considered a joke by people who have been following Illinois politics, where...
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Governor grants 38 clemency requestsAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has taken action on 124 clemency petitions, granting 38 and denying 86. The Chicago Democrat announced the news in a release Friday afternoon. His offic...
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Plethora of questions on Lake County ballots in NovemberAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - Should Antioch raise taxes to fund ambulance service? Should Lake Zurich become a home rule community to have greater control over its tax revenue? Should the Wauconda C...
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Pentagon: Iraq operations cost at $560 millionAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. military operations in Iraq, including airstrikes and surveillance flights, have cost about $560 million since mid-June, the Pentagon said Friday. Rear...
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U of I under scrutiny over rescinding job offerAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - The University of Illinois is facing scrutiny as classes resume from some of its faculty, other academics and students over its decision to rescind a job offer to a prof...
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Chelsea Clinton quits as NBC News reporterAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Chelsea Clinton said Friday she is quitting her job as a reporter at NBC News, citing increased work at the Clinton Foundation and imminent birth of her firs...
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Obama cautions against using force to solve crisesAug 29, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Faced with deepening crises in the Middle East and Ukraine, President Barack Obama is putting the brakes on the notion that American military power can solv...
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Injunction granted on retiree premium hikeAug 28, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A Sangamon County judge issued a preliminary injunction barring Illinois from collecting higher health care insurance premiums from retired state employees...