Articles filed under Politics
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GOP lawmakers' calls for ComEd hearings rebuffedJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The chairwoman of the Illinois House Energy and Environment Committee said this week she will not hold hearings to examine what impact ComEd's lobbying and...
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White House drops payroll tax cut as GOP unveils virus aidJul 22, 2020 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House has reluctantly dropped a bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package on Thursday, ...
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Kane County Board shuns effort to slash 25% of its membershipJul 21, 2020 11:00 pm - Nearly 10 years ago, Kane County Board members engaged in a civil war of dueling maps and behind-the-scenes deals in the lead-up to sacrificing two of their own after th...
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The ball is in Biden's court for NovemberJul 21, 2020 1:00 am - By now, Republican officeholders are daily and in ever-increasing numbers coming up with reasons why they will be unable to attend the late-August GOP convention in Jack...
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Federal leaders must do their homework on sending kids back to schoolJul 21, 2020 1:00 am - As I lie here on oxygen watching the number of COVID cases in most states rise to record-breaking levels, I am baffled by the decision of our federal leaders to send our...
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Trump to send federal agents to Chicago, maybe other citiesJul 20, 2020 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is planning to deploy federal agents to Chicago and possibly other Democrat-run cities as he continues to assert federal power and us...
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State unveils six-year road, bridge improvement planJul 20, 2020 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined Illinois Department of Transportation officials Tuesday to unveil a six-year, $21.3 billion statewide road and bridge improvement...
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Group: Smaller county board could lead to less diversity, bigger workloadJul 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Eliminating one-third of the seats on the DuPage County Board to save money also may lead to a lack of diversity on the panel, increased workloads for its members, and o...
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6th Congressional race: Casten, Ives go virtual to raise enthusiasm, fundsJul 20, 2020 5:30 am - Campaign fundraising totals in the hundreds of thousands of dollars from the second quarter this year show candidates for U.S. Congress in the 6th District are finding w...
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Rule change streamlines eviction processJul 20, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court announced last week that it approved a change to rules governing eviction proceedings that will simplify the process for both la...