Articles filed under Politics
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Watergate prosecutor to keynote 10th District Democrats award dinnerNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - Watergate prosecutor and MSNBC contributor Jill Wine-Banks will be the keynote speaker at the Tenth Congressional District Democrats' annual Awards Dinner on Sunday, Dec...
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Curran to face challenge for Lake County sheriffNov 27, 2017 12:00 am - A retired federal agent from Zion filed nominating petitions Monday to challenge Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran in next year's election. John Idleburg, a Democrat from ...
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Meredith agrees to buy Time Inc. with Koch brothers' backingNov 26, 2017 12:00 am - Meredith Corp. agreed to acquire Time Inc. for $2.8 billion including debt, swallowing the once-mighty home of Fortune and Sports Illustrated after the internet age wrea...
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McHenry County reduces levy 11.2%, asks other taxing bodies to followNov 20, 2017 12:00 am - The McHenry County Board authorized an 11.2 percent reduction to the property tax levy, and Chairman Jack Franks is calling on other local governments to follow suit. Th...
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Hultgren, Roskam help deliver tax bill for GOP in HouseNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - Two suburban Republicans helped deliver game-changing tax legislation in the U.S. House Thursday, but an uncertain fate awaits the bill in the Senate. Reps. Randy Hultgr...
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'I don't feel wealthy': Upper middle class worried about tax overhaulNov 12, 2017 6:23 am - ALPHARETTA, Ga. - On the income distribution charts at the center of tax overhaul plans, Courtney Mishoe knows she's doing well. She works as a tax manager at a firm in ...
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Where would loss of second-home mortgage deduction be felt most?Nov 12, 2017 6:16 am - A proposal to cap the mortgage interest deduction for new purchases of expensive homes was among the most talked-about aspects of the tax overhaul rolled out by House Re...
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Analysis: Winners and losers in the Senate GOP tax planNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - Senate Republicans unveiled their big tax proposal Thursday, with Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, hailing it as a way to "give hard working taxpayers across the country growin...
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Woman: U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore initiated sexual encounter when she was 14, he was 32Nov 09, 2017 12:00 am - Leigh Corfman says she was 14 years old when an older man approached her outside a courtroom in Etowah County, Alabama. She was sitting on a wooden bench with her mother...
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McConnell: Moore should exit Senate race 'if these allegations are true'Nov 09, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A growing chorus of Senate Republicans including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky, have called on Senate candidate Roy Moore to withdraw from a sp...