Articles filed under Politics
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Naperville man pitches tighter requirements for school finance officialsAug 21, 2017 5:30 am - Money is on the minds of school officials across the state, as politicians continue to haggle over how to dole out funding for education. But one Naperville man has some...
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Rauner vetoes bill allowing public to elect Lake County chairmanAug 21, 2017 1:00 am - Labeling it "inappropriate interference" with local government, Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation that could lead to Lake County voters' electing the chairman of ...
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What you need to know about NAFTA as it goes through a quarter-life crisisAug 20, 2017 7:15 am - NAFTA: The trade pact has stirred debate and controversy for more than two decades. President Donald Trump used the North American Free Trade Agreement as a lightning ro...
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How Silicon Valley has escalated its war on white supremacyAug 19, 2017 7:20 am - Silicon Valley significantly escalated its war on white supremacy this week, choking off the ability of hate groups to raise money online, removing them from Internet se...
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Lake County Board member running for Wheeler's House seatAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - Lake County Board District 3 member Tom Weber is running for the Republican nomination for the state House District 64. Weber, of Lake Villa, announced his intent Saturd...
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Tina Fey: Stay home from neo-Nazi rallies. Eat a sheet cake instead.Aug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Tina Fey is fuming about last weekend's violence in Charlottesville, home to her alma mater, the University of Virginia. In response, the former “Saturday Night Live” co...
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Suburban districts to pick up part of new teacher pensions in 2020Aug 17, 2017 5:30 am - A change buried in this year's state budget would require suburban school districts to pick up a portion of costs for teacher pensions beginning in 2020. The state's ne...
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State Rep. Andersson: No room for moderate voices in statehouseAug 17, 2017 1:00 am - The idea to quit, the feeling that he was unwanted and his efforts unappreciated, didn't come overnight for retiring state Rep. Steve Andersson. Instead, the Geneva Repu...
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Steve Bannon says rivals 'wetting themselves,' calls supremacists 'clowns'Aug 17, 2017 1:00 am - Stephen K. Bannon, the White House chief strategist, seemed to take issue with President Donald Trump on North Korea, attacked white supremacists as "clowns" and "losers...
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Cook County soda tax would be banned under new state proposalAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - A Schaumburg state representative has introduced legislation that would prevent counties from taxing soda or sweetened beverages as Cook County has begun to do. Democrat...