Articles filed under Politics
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Emanuel's critics scurry to find 2015 challengerAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Rahm Emanuel swept into the Chicago mayor's office with citywide support and a promise - some might say a threat - to tackle Chicago's many problems. The former White H...
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Wisconsin ourt set to release John Doe documentsAug 19, 2014 1:00 am - Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — A federal appeals court is poised to release nearly three dozen files in a lawsuit over an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 ...
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Concussion classes now required for high school coachesAug 19, 2014 1:00 am - As football season gets underway, high school sports coaches in Illinois soon will have to take classes on how to best reduce concussions among young athletes under a ne...
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Home rule question put on the ballot by Barrington boardAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Barrington voters will be asked in November whether their village should become a home-rule community, a move supported by an independent committee of residents impanele...
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Attorney general wants lawsuit against treasurer's office droppedAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan wants portions of a lawsuit filed against Treasurer Dan Rutherford's office dropped, and a court to sanction the former staff lawy...
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New Illinois laws target senior care complaintsAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed two pieces of legislation giving seniors and the disabled greater access to people who can address complaints about their care or their living ...
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Perry rejecting indictment says charges driven by politicsAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Texas Governor Rick Perry said an indictment against him stemming from a budget veto was a politically motivated "farce of a prosecution" and vowed to fight it. "We don'...
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Blagojevich, state corruption feature in rulingAug 18, 2014 1:00 am - A U.S. appeals court took on the issue of Illinois corruption under now-imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich as it revived a lawsuit alleging that racetrack owners br...
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Constable: Worried refugees in suburbs help families in IraqAug 17, 2014 7:30 am - The small Glen Ellyn studio apartment of this former Iraqi refugee sports a couch, a bed, a coffee table, a stone fountain he made, several pictures of Jesus and an empt...
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No term limits in Arlington Heights' near futureAug 17, 2014 1:01 am - With a referendum on term limits off the November ballot, the idea may be dead in Arlington Heights for the foreseeable future. Last week, the village's electoral board ...