Articles filed under Politics
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Fortner won't seek re-electionAug 07, 2017 1:00 am - Republican state Rep. Mike Fortner of West Chicago has announced he won't seek re-election. "I've decided that things in life change, and it's time for me to move on," F...
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West Chicago church members vow to continue immigration hunger strikeAug 03, 2017 1:00 am - With seven of the original 15 hunger strikers still standing, members of West Chicago's Faith, Life and Hope Mission say they are prepared to continue their now 11-day f...
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How not taxing retirees' income costs IllinoisAug 02, 2017 5:30 am - The newly increased 4.95 percent Illinois income tax will cost about $822 a year more for a family of three making $75,000. But a retiree living off $75,000 in pension a...
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How retirement income became exempt from state taxAug 02, 2017 1:00 am - So unpopular was the Illinois' income tax that it cost Gov. Richard Ogilvie his job. It was one of the first major pieces of legislation approved by the new Republican g...
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York: Democrats unfairly keep Nunes off Russia probeAug 01, 2017 11:00 pm - In early April, news reports were filled with word that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes had recused himself from the committee's Russia investigation. ...
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Editorial: Rauner, Madigan, Cullerton must seek school compromiseAug 01, 2017 11:00 pm - Are we headed for another standoff? In one corner: Illinois' Democrat-led legislature that tucked a requirement for a new school funding formula into a groundbreaking st...
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McCaleb: To many, Illinois tax hike is inhumaneJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - Jean Millburg doesn't necessarily want to leave Illinois behind. She's just not sure she and her husband can afford to stay, particularly after the 33 percent income tax...
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Cubs fan says Christie's security detail “threatened" him, friendsJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - The Cubs fan who exchanged words with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at a game in Milwaukee said Monday that Christie's security detail “threatened” him and his friends....
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Chicago schools grant criticized by Rauner was put in place by GOP in 1990sJul 31, 2017 1:00 am - Just days before many suburban schools are scheduled to open for the year, Gov. Bruce Rauner is planning to veto a key school funding bill sent to his desk at the eleven...
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Senate rejects measure to partially repeal Affordable Care ActJul 27, 2017 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans suffered a dramatic failure early Friday in their bid to advance a scaled-back plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, throwing into qu...