Articles filed under Politics
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Clinton returns to local roots for book tourJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - As Hillary Clinton rolls through Chicago on her book tour and possible presidential campaign warm-up, Democrats from her former hometown of Park Ridge and the surroundin...
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Challenges to Wisconsin candidates to be heardJun 10, 2014 1:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin elections board is scheduled to consider challenges to nomination papers filed by 17 candidates seeking to be on the ballot, including four...
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Hillary Clinton says she understands 'hard life'Jun 10, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that she and former President Bill Clinton "fully appreciate how hard life is for so many Americans," seeking to refine ...
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What does Cantor's loss mean for Roskam?Jun 10, 2014 1:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert said it's too early to tell if House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's stunning primary loss Tuesday could spark a Republican leader...
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Quinn, Emanuel attend gay marriage celebrationJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - A swanky brunch paying tribute Sunday to those who helped pass Illinois' new same-sex marriage law wasn't free from election-year politics as organizers deemed Gov. Pat ...
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Jurors begin deliberations in lawmaker's trialJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - Jurors in state Rep. Derrick Smith's bribery trial have gone home after deliberating briefly. The panelists sat through several hours of closing arguments Monday before...
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Quinn signs partial Chicago pension overhaulJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Monday to help Chicago reduce a multibillion-dollar pension shortfall for two of its pension systems, but advised Chicago Mayor Rahm Em...
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Quinn OKs additional $1.8 billion in spendingJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed legislation allowing the state to spend an additional $1.8 billion in the current budget year. The measure passed the legislatur...
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Illinois bans microbeads in cosmetics and soapsJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a law he says makes Illinois the first state nationwide to ban products containing so-called microbeads. Synthetic plastic microbeads are foun...
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Quinn among Democrats at Chicago immigration eventJun 09, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois' top Democrats are pushing for a vote on an overhaul of the nation's immigration laws that has stalled in the U.S. House. The Illinois Business Immigration Coa...