Articles filed under Politics
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AID invites Elgin Township residents to fundraiser for 708 Board referendumJan 27, 2020 10:00 pm - The Association for Individual Development and other Elgin-area non-profits will host a fundraiser to support the mental health referendum from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursda...
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Ex-state Sen. Sandoval faces bribery, tax evasion chargesJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval was formally charged in federal court Monday with bribery and tax fraud. The indictment comes one day before lawmakers a...
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Judge orders Elk Grove term limits question be placed on ballotJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - A Cook County judge Monday ordered Elk Grove Village's clerk to certify a local term limits question, ensuring it will appear on the March 17 ballot. But whether it will...
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Foster's guest ticket to State of Union honors Aurora police chiefJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster has chosen to honor a suburban law enforcement leader with a ticket to the State of the Union address. Aurora police Chief Kristen Ziman is schedu...
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On 75th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation, a solemn reminderJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - Monday, Jan. 27, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, memorializing the genocide of more than 6 million Jews, including 1.5 million children. This year's observan...
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Towns spending 33% of property taxes on pensionsJan 26, 2020 4:30 am - In 2018, the average amount spent on public pensions by 74 suburbs was equal to one-third of what those towns collected in property taxes. In a few suburbs, the amount s...
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Megxit, Trump and the generational divideJan 26, 2020 12:00 am - By Armstrong Williams Far too much ink has been spilled in describing the parallels between a resurgent British nationalism - a la Brexit - and the social currents under...
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Partisan purity is derailing our countryJan 26, 2020 12:00 am - We all have moments that stick with us forever, crystallizing our view of something we've long cared about. Here's one of mine, from several years ago: then Sen. Jim DeM...
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Watch interview of GOP candidates for U.S. Senate squaring offJan 24, 2020 4:10 am - Video interviews of candidates in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate were livestreamed Friday on dailyherald.com and on the Daily Herald's Facebook page. The Dai...
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Palatine Township Republican Organization with endorsement sessionJan 24, 2020 12:00 am - The Palatine Township Republican Organization will hold an endorsement session for contested races across the state at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the organization's off...