Articles filed under Politics
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Moms opt out of National Night Out event after rifle group plans protestAug 05, 2014 1:00 am - Moms Demand Action, a group advocating gun control, has withdrawn its application to appear at Tuesday night's National Night Out in Arlington Heights after the Illinois...
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DuPage to decide whether to keep lobbyistsAug 04, 2014 1:01 am - A county board committee on Tuesday is expected to recommend whether DuPage should spend $284,000 to continue using four lobbying firms to push its legislative agenda. T...
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Dillard resigns; officials name Nybo replacementAug 04, 2014 1:01 am - Longtime state Sen. Kirk Dillard, a Hinsdale Republican, announced his resignation from the post as he moves on to be chairman of the Regional Transportation Authority b...
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State lawmaker pleads guilty to misdemeanorAug 04, 2014 1:01 am - An Illinois lawmaker who faced nearly 20 felony bank-fraud charges that could have landed him in prison for decades pleaded guilty Monday to a single misdemeanor tax cha...
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Images: James Brady, 1940 - 2014Aug 04, 2014 1:01 am - James Brady, the White House press secretary gravely wounded during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, died Monday, his family announced. Brady w...
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As mobiles increase, referendum planned for Round Lake HighAug 03, 2014 6:45 am - More students than ever will attend class in trailers outside Round Lake High School starting this school year, officials said. Construction has started on seven new tra...
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Editorial: Faith is the forerunner of prosperityAug 03, 2014 1:01 am - How optimistic are you about the future of the state of Illinois? How optimistic are you that you can do anything about it? If you're like a lot of people in Illinois, y...
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Obama kicks off birthday weekend golfing with palsAug 02, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is starting his birthday weekend with a round of golf before escaping to the Maryland mountains. Obama turns 53 on Monday. In what's ...
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Obama hosts 50 African heads of stateAug 02, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is gathering nearly 50 African heads of state in Washington for an unprecedented summit aimed in part at building hi...
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After 12 years, Honduran man still waits for asylumAug 02, 2014 1:01 am - When he arrived at the Texas border, Celvyn Mejia Romero was a scared 10-year-old, with a machete scar and memories of a murdered uncle as reminders of why he'd embarked...