Articles filed under Politics
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Naperville Democrat seeking Connelly's 21st Senate seatAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - A Naperville Democrat has announced her intent to seek the 21st District seat held by Republican state Sen. Michael Connelly. Laura Ellman, an assessor at a national la...
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Trump retweets - then deletes - image of train running over CNN reporterAug 15, 2017 1:00 am - President Donald Trump's war with CNN went off the rails Tuesday morning after he retweeted an image of a Trump train running over a CNN reporter, then quickly deleted i...
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Sen. Duckworth talks Kim Jong Un, stresses of Congress with Seth MeyersAug 14, 2017 5:30 am - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth appeared on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" Thursday, where she candidly discussed the war of words between President Donald Trump and North ...
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Genevans respond to Charlottesville event with proclamation, vigilAug 14, 2017 1:00 am - About 160 people prayed and sang for peace and justice Monday night in downtown Geneva, in response to the deadly violence at a political protest in Charlottesville, Vir...
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Can marijuana rescue coal country?Aug 13, 2017 7:18 am - Johnsie Gooslin spent Jan. 16, 2015, tending his babies - that's what he called his marijuana plants. More than 70 of them were growing in a hydroponic system of his own...
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Senate overrides Rauner's veto of school funding planAug 13, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois Senate voted Sunday to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's amendatory veto of a bill to reform the state's school funding formula. Senate Bill 1, a Democratic plan...
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Cook County Democrats endorse Pritzker for governorAug 11, 2017 1:00 am - The Cook County Democratic Party on Friday endorsed billionaire and philanthropist J.B. Pritzker for governor in next year's hotly contested primary — bolstering his sta...
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Lester: Suburbs to lose out on hundreds of thousands in sales taxAug 10, 2017 5:30 am - Local suburbs will lose out on tens of thousands of sales tax dollars apiece this year as a result of a new state tax collection fee in the Illinois budget. Illinois...
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Comptroller Susana Mendoza continues borrowing push to pay billsAug 09, 2017 1:00 am - The good news is Illinois' bill backlog is about $400 million less than it was about two weeks ago. The bad news is the state's bill backlog is still more than $14 billi...
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Naperville nurse running for Congress in 14th DistrictAug 09, 2017 1:00 am - A Naperville nurse and health policy expert is making her first bid for elected office by running for Congress next year in the 14th District. Lauren Underwood, 30, anno...