Articles filed under Politics
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Editorial: Longing for more of Sen. Dixon's approachJul 08, 2014 5:01 am - There was a place for Alan Dixon in the U.S. Senate in the 1980s. Would that there could be a place for him now. Not that Dixon, who died on Sunday just one day shy of h...
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Singer Pat Boone backs suburban RepublicanJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Legendary singer Pat Boone, famous for hit songs in the 1950s and 1960s, praised Republican Larry Kaifesh of Carpentersville fo...
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Cleveland tops Dallas in bid to host RNC in 2016Jul 08, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Cleveland won the unanimous backing of a Republican National Committee panel on Tuesday, all but guaranteeing the GOP's 2016 presidential pick will accept t...
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Obama urgently asks $3.7 billion for border crisisJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama appealed to Congress on Tuesday for $3.7 billion in emergency spending to deal with the immigration crisis on the nation's southern b...
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Shakman pushes for IDOT hiring monitorJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn's administration should face federal scrutiny to ensure it complies with bans on political hiring for nonpolitical jobs, an anti-patronage lawyer argued i...
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Retired workers wait after high court winJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Retired state workers aren't seeing any immediate advantage from an Illinois Supreme Court ruling last week that health insurance coverage is a constitutio...
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Illinois treasurer fires 3 staffersJul 07, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD, - Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford fired three top administrators last week after an investigation found they faked records and, in one case, engaged in "w...
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Durbin: 'A lot at stake' if road fund dries upJul 07, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin warned Monday that road projects could be delayed or come to a halt in a month if lawmakers let a federal fund run out of money. Federal money pays...
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Where the Wheaton College ruling could leadJul 05, 2014 8:01 am - WASHINGTON - With much of Washington already gone for the holiday, the Supreme Court issued a short legal ruling Thursday with the potential to deepen the political back...
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Quinn signs boating rules inspired by Libertyville boy's deathJul 05, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has approved several laws aimed at increasing boater safety on a holiday weekend that many Illinois residents are spending on lakes and rivers. The Chica...