Articles filed under Politics
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Speed cameras outside Chicago? Not yetMar 12, 2014 1:01 am - A downstate lawmaker wants to allow the expansion of school-zone speed cameras beyond Chicago, where tickets from the controversial cameras are already upsetting drivers...
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Illinois GOP hopefuls address school 'clout' issueMar 11, 2014 10:01 pm - CHAMPAIGN - The three lawmakers seeking the Republican nomination for governor still are facing questions about their roles in a 5-year-old admissions scandal at the Uni...
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Primary for shot at Durbin poses dilemma for GOPMar 11, 2014 10:01 pm - One of the biggest dilemmas Illinois Republicans face in next week's primary is choosing a candidate for a daunting effort to unseat Dick Durbin, the U.S. Senate's secon...
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Schneider pushes for unemployment benefits voteMar 11, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider Wednesday will push for a House vote on extending unemployment insurance benefits. The move would require signatures from a majority of members ...
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Court: Unplayed Blagojevich tapes to stay sealedMar 11, 2014 1:01 am - An appellate court in Chicago ruled Tuesday that transcripts of FBI wiretaps not played at Rod Blagojevich's corruption trials would be part of the appellate record but ...
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Former Christie aides to judge: Quash subpoenasMar 11, 2014 1:01 am - TRENTON, N.J. - Lawyers for two key figures in a political payback scandal ensnaring Gov. Chris Christie's administration will go in court to try to persuade a judge not...
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Brady hits Dillard over union backingMar 11, 2014 1:00 am - State Sen. Bill Brady criticized state Sen. Kirk Dillard's union backing in the governor's race Tuesday, saying Dillard should “come clean about what kind of deal he cut...
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Lake Park voters weighing pool questions on March ballotMar 11, 2014 1:00 am - Voters in Lake Park High School District 108 will decide next Tuesday whether the latest effort to build an indoor aquatic center at the Roselle school will be successfu...
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Truax blasts Oberweis over pre-primary Florida tripMar 11, 2014 1:00 am - State Sen. Jim Oberweis is catching heat from his U.S. Senate opponent for being in Florida a week before Tuesday's primary election. Downers Grove businessman and polit...
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Clerk's spouse earned $146K from troubled programMar 10, 2014 1:01 am - Tens of thousands of dollars earmarked for a Chicago anti-violence program that was launched by Gov. Pat Quinn in 2010 - and has recently come under scrutiny - was paid ...