Articles filed under Politics
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'Green New Deal' tests Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's clout in Democratic HouseJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Hundreds of young activists stormed Nancy Pelosi's office after Democrats won the House in November, inspired by the new hero of the left, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,...
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Aurora library referendum question to remain on ballotJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Voters still will get to give their opinion in April on whether the West Branch of the Aurora Public Library should stay where it is, even though the library board has d...
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Analysis: Starbucks' Schultz challenged to find constituency for 2020 bidJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Former Starbucks Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz's flirtation with an independent presidential bid faces a much bigger challenge than the furious reaction he enge...
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Fair graduated income tax would be good for IllinoisJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Illinois' new Governor JB Pritzker wants to amend the Illinois Constitution to allow income tax rates to correspond to ability to pay. Hence, higher income levels would ...
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Alderman given an ultimatumJan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Four Chicago aldermen demanded Wednesday that colleague Danny Solis make a choice: Come "out of the shadows," apologize for his transgressions and start serving his cons...
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Sun-Times: Federal affidavit details investigation of Alderman SolisJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - Retiring Alderman Danny Solis (25th) received sex acts, Viagra, free weekend use of an Indiana farm once owned by Oprah Winfrey and a steady stream of campaign contribut...
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FBI secretly recorded Madigan pitching law firm's servicesJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - The FBI secretly recorded Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan trying to get business for his private law firm from a developer brought to him by Alderman Danny Solis,...
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Schillerstrom resigns as tollway chairman amid agency churnJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - A pivotal figure at the Illinois tollway for the last four years has resigned amid scrutiny of the agency and a legislative push to clean house. Chairman Robert Schiller...
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Multinational successes defy 'America First' foreign policyJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - We have just passed the halfway point of the first term of the Trump presidency and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was just at the U.N. trying to orchestrate a multinati...
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Murphy to lead Illinois Senate commerce committeeJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - State Sen. Laura Murphy, a Democrat from Des Plaines, will serve as chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Commerce of Economic Development, a committee that evaluates th...