Articles filed under Politics
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Perry says he'll be better prepared if he runsAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Friday in a visit to a key early voting state that he was unprepared for and humbled by his first run for president in 2012...
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Rauner's term limits plan rejectedAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner saw his showpiece issue permanently removed from November ballots Friday when the Illinois Supreme Court said it wouldn't ...
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Roskam hires wounded veteran in West Chicago officeAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, says he's hired an Army veteran who was badly injured in an Afghanistan explosion to work on veterans issues. Retired Sgt. ...
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Stopping ISIS will mean widening military commitmentAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The United States has avoided military involvement in Syria's three-year-civil war thus far. Faced with an Islamist extremist group making gains across the ...
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Parents could be charged if kids drink in carAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - Parents who let their children drink alcohol in cars, boats and RVs could be charged with a crime under a new law approved by Gov. Pat Quinn Friday. It was already illeg...
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Obama taking less vacation, but still too much for criticsAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - CHILMARK, Mass. - President Barack Obama has spent less time away from the White House than his predecessors. But his two-week break on the resort island of Martha's Vi...
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Rosemont gets smoking exemption for potential showAug 22, 2014 1:00 am - A new law would allow the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont to hold a tobacco trade show, a rare example of the state allowing an exemption to Illinois' i...
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Term-limit backers seek state Supreme Court rulingAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Republican Bruce Rauner and other supporters of political term limits asked the Illinois Supreme Court Thursday to jump into the debate about whether the question can go...
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IDOT cuts positions amid hiring scandalAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn's administration, stung by a federal lawsuit alleging illegal hiring amid a tough re-election campaign, announced Thursday it will eliminate 58 transporta...
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Could online voter registration affect election outcome?Aug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Illinoisans started registering to vote online for the first time in June, and the daily tally of applications is beginning to grow. About 100 people apply every day now...