Articles filed under Politics
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Editorial: Student protests rise to level that deserves attentionMar 14, 2018 11:00 pm - So, maybe this is how you really do it. If you were alive and cogent in the '60s and '70s you don't have to think hard to remember the protests that washed over the nati...
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Pompeo will face a host of foreign policy challenges as secretary of stateMar 13, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Trump administration and its new secretary of state - assuming the Senate confirms Mike Pompeo in time - will face a confluence of foreign policy decisi...
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Rauner to veto bill requiring licenses for gun retailersMar 13, 2018 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have required gun retailers to be licensed by the state of Illinois, calling it "unnecessary, burdensome regulati...
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How the last 5 days of Rex Tillerson's tenure played outMar 13, 2018 1:00 am - Thursday, March 8 When the biggest diplomatic move of President Donald Trump's administration to date was announced, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in Ethiopi...
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Should Rutland-Dundee fire district trustees be elected?Mar 13, 2018 1:00 am - Voters will decide next week whether Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District trustees should be elected rather than appointed to their posts. The binding referendum ques...
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Abortion-rights group takes aim at Breen in re-election bidMar 12, 2018 5:30 am - A well-funded abortion-rights group is rolling out mailers against state Rep. Peter Breen months before the Lombard Republican defends his seat in November. Even before ...
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Confusion concerns proponents of Bartlett fire referendumMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - Among the greatest misunderstandings about the Bartlett Fire Protection District's March 20 tax increase referendum is the lack of awareness that the district is indepen...
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Why DuPage Democrats may ask some county board nominees to drop out of raceMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - Some Democrats who win their party's nomination for DuPage County Board seats in the March 20 primary may drop out before the November general election - and that's the ...
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14 of the best known leaders from IllinoisMar 10, 2018 12:00 am - The Gettysburg Address. Hull House. The nation's first African-American president — and first lady. All of these are due to Illinois' bumper crop of political figures an...
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Fox River fire district makes final push for tax hike supportMar 09, 2018 12:00 am - With less than two weeks until the March primary, the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District is making a final push to inform voters of a referendum seeking a tax ...