Articles filed under Politics
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With challenge dropped, District 59 will need voter OK to sell bondsSep 01, 2017 1:00 am - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 will need voter approval if it wants to sell up to $20 million in taxpayer-funded bonds after a challenge to a referendum effor...
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Lester: Gurnee says no evidence of reported Klan activityAug 31, 2017 5:30 am - A number of the hate groups identified in Illinois by the Southern Poverty Law Center are located in the suburbs, including a Ku Klux Klan group in Gurnee labeled the Ku...
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Bernie Sanders talks to Naperville students about 'Political Revolution'Aug 30, 2017 1:00 am - Judging by the amount of audience participation during Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' presentation Wednesday to Naperville students, the “Political Revolution” the 2016 pr...
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Will House GOP cut disaster funds by nearly $1B to finance border wall?Aug 30, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is promising billions to help Texas rebuild from Harvey-caused epic flooding, but his Republican allies in the House are looking at c...
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Half the jobs in America pay less than $18 an hour. Can Trump help?Aug 27, 2017 7:19 am - On most summer days, Laura Millikan's 10-year-old son begs her for a McDonald's ice cream cone. It's a $1 treat. She kisses his head and tells him maybe next week. Milli...
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Rauner signs police pension reform billAug 24, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois police officers will no longer be able to participate in multiple law enforcement pension programs. Thursday, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed legislation that outlaws ...
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Durbin town hall in Naperville focuses on health care, Democrats' futureAug 24, 2017 1:00 am - Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the residence of Carole Cheney. Cheney lives in Naperville. The town-hall meeting Democrat Dick Durbin hoste...
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Rauner's communications staff quits amid controversy over cartoonAug 24, 2017 1:00 am - Four members of Gov. Bruce Rauner's communications team resigned Thursday in the wake of a controversy stemming from a political cartoon critics labeled as "racist." Out...
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Can Trump actually shut down the government over wall funding?Aug 24, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Constructing a border wall is essential to President Donald Trump - so essential, he said, he is willing to "close down" the government to get it. But what ...
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President touts (most of his) remarks on Virginia protest, hints at pardon for sheriffAug 22, 2017 1:00 am - PHOENIX - President Donald Trump threatened to shut down the federal government unless Congress provides funding for his promised border wall. And he signaled that he wa...