Articles filed under Politics
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Women on Supreme Court blast Wheaton College rulingJul 03, 2014 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — In a short, unsigned opinion, the Supreme Court said Wheaton College, at least temporarily, does not have to comply even with compromise provisions in the l...
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Editorial: Frat party politics bad for IllinoisJul 02, 2014 11:00 pm - First there was Quinnochio. Then the guys in chicken suits. And now fake emails. You'd think it was pledge week at Delta House rather than election season in Illinois. W...
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Quinn wins backing from teachers whose pensions he cutJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - Months after Gov. Pat Quinn signed a controversial plan to cut its members' retirement benefits, the state's largest teachers union is backing him for re-election. The I...
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Local clergy hand out condoms at Aurora Hobby Lobby storeJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - A small group of clergy and representatives from Planned Parenthood handed out condoms Wednesday evening in front of a Hobby Lobby store in Aurora in response to this we...
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Dead ahead: A pothole in highway construction aid?Jul 02, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - As the summer driving season swings into full gear, states can expect a large pothole in their construction budgets if Congress doesn't reach an agreement q...
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New VA secretary nominee not a health care expertJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A onetime Army Ranger and former CEO of a Fortune 500 consumer products company, Robert McDonald may face his toughest challenge yet in fixing the huge, sca...
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Politics brings Romney back to New HampshireJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - BOSTON - He insists he's not running for president a third time, but Mitt Romney is campaigning again in New Hampshire. The former Republican presidential nominee is set...
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Email prompts Quinn to withhold $20 million in funding for CODJul 02, 2014 1:00 am - The College of DuPage won't receive a $20 million state construction grant now that Gov. Pat Quinn has seen an email detailing President Robert Breuder's strategy to sec...
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Oberweis wants to square off with Durbin seven timesJul 01, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis wants Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin to agree to seven debates in their race for U.S. Sena...
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Suburbs see steep lottery sales growthJun 30, 2014 4:00 am - Every weekday on his way home from work, Maurice Shoots stops at the Car Spa Shell gas station and convenience store on Peterson Road in Libertyville to try his luck at ...