Articles filed under Politics
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Campaign finance lawsuit unlikely to affect 2014Mar 07, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A lawsuit challenging Illinois' caps on political donations is unlikely to be resolved before the 2014 elections. That means limits put in place after Gov....
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Audit of Quinn program sent to authoritiesMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A scathing audit of a Chicago-area anti-violence program launched by Gov. Pat Quinn in 2010 has been sent to law enforcement authorities. Republican lawma...
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GOP pushes social issues at conservative showcaseMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - OXON HILL, Md. - Some of the GOP's most prominent conservatives insisted Friday that Republicans should emphasize hot-button social issues like abortion and gay marriage...
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Proposed community center plans in Libertyvile heat upMar 06, 2014 4:30 am - Sniping on both sides continues as the day of reckoning nears for the future of a shuttered Libertyville landmark. Claims of misinformation, confusion and deception rega...
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Durbin calls for Russian troops to leave UkraineMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is condemning Russia for sending military troops into the Crimean region of Ukraine. The Springfield Democrat introduced a resolution Wednesday ca...
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Should voters get say in charter schools?Mar 06, 2014 12:01 am - A new proposal would give local voters a chance to say whether they want a charter school in their district. Last year, 18 suburban school districts rejected adding a pr...
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State senator, chief justice debate judges' payMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois state senator is suggesting lowering starting salaries for judges in Illinois. Republican Sen. Darin LaHood of Peoria made the comments during ...
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Mayors say big cities are driving U.S. resurgenceMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - Mayors of some of America's biggest cities said Thursday that cities, not Washington, D.C., are driving the country's economic growth. Bill de Blasio of New York, Eric G...
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State universities warn of perils if budgets are cutMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' public university presidents Thursday spelled out a doomsday scenario of cuts should the state's temporary tax increase expire as scheduled next ...
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3 more counties to issue gay-marriage licenses nowMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - While many Illinois counties are waiting until the state's new same-sex marriage becomes law in June and others are waiting for legal advice, the list of counties that w...