Articles filed under Politics
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Illinois to ask voters about taxing millionairesJul 29, 2014 1:00 am - Illinois voters will get a chance in November to weigh in on whether millionaires should pay an additional income tax to help fund schools after Gov. Pat Quinn signed le...
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Voters may decide on Wauconda Community Center expansionJul 28, 2014 5:00 am - A $4.75 million expansion plan could nearly double the size of the Wauconda Community Center — but it would first need voter approval. The Wauconda Park District's propo...
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More Illinois state workers making over $100,000Jul 28, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A published report has found that more than 10 percent of Illinois government employees made more than $100,000 in 2013 - up 1,600 from a year earlier. ...
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DuPage board candidate pleads guilty in Wisconsin dispute caseJul 25, 2014 1:00 am - Saying he has learned from his mistake, the Democratic nominee for a DuPage County Board seat pleaded guilty this week to two misdemeanor charges stemming from a domesti...
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Lobbying activity falls to 4-year low in Cook CountyJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - Lobbyists were paid almost $1.2 million for reaching out to officials in Cook County during the first half of 2014, but lobbying activity during that six-month period wa...
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Illinois receives 305 migrant childrenJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - New federal data show Illinois received 305 unaccompanied children caught at the U.S. border this year. The Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for ...
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Michelle Obama attends Chicago fundraiser for DemocratsJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - First lady Michelle Obama is in Chicago to raise money for Democrats, eat at a local restaurant and perhaps attend a concert. The president's wife told about 100 people ...
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Quinn backs county ballot measure on gun lawsJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has thrown his support behind a Cook County ballot measure that asks voters to weigh in on Illinois gun laws. The Democrat called on county residents Thu...
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Wisconsin GOP files complaint over Trek adJul 23, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Republican Party filed a complaint Tuesday with the state elections board over a full-page newspaper ad by Trek Bicycle Co...
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Home-rule push in Barrington raises questionsJul 21, 2014 5:00 am - If there were a morgue for failed suburban referendum requests, many of its drawers would be filled with home-rule measures. Over the past 20 years, a large majority bal...