Articles filed under Politics
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Schools still waiting to see if they'll get money from stateJul 12, 2017 5:00 am - Amid the relief that lawmakers passed an Illinois budget for the first time in two years, one key provision has been overlooked: Schools won't get state dollars unless R...
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Editorial: State leaders must choose to govern or to campaignJul 10, 2017 11:00 pm - Having at last produced a state budget, Illinois' leaders — regardless of where they came out in the budget battle — have a choice to make. They can govern, or they can ...
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Retailers win another round against Cook County 'soda tax'Jul 10, 2017 1:00 am - Retailers won another round Monday in their attempt to keep a Cook County tax on sugary beverages from going into effect. The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a temporary...
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Editorial: State leaders must choose to govern or to campaignJul 09, 2017 11:00 pm - Having at last produced a state budget, Illinois' leaders - regardless of where they came out in the budget battle - have a choice to make. They can govern, or they can ...
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Trump's rural broadband goal easier said than doneJul 08, 2017 7:21 am - President Donald Trump has promised to expand broadband service to rural areas as part of his $1 trillion nationwide infrastructure plan. That may be easier said than do...
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Hersey students lead libertarian news start-upJul 06, 2017 11:00 pm - Two Hersey High School students are at the head of a new libertarian news service to compete in what they see as a polarized media landscape. Ryan Manthy, 15, and Maxwel...
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Constable: Politics can't make Cubs great againJul 06, 2017 5:00 am - We watched fireworks, cheered the flag and celebrated our country's independence on Tuesday. By Wednesday, we were back to expressing our discomfort with independent thi...
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Moody's may still lower Illinois to junk even if budget enactedJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois is at risk of becoming the first junk-rated U.S. state on record even if lawmakers overturn Governor Bruce Rauner's veto and enact a budget, Moody's Investors S...
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Illinois spending bill still higher than averageJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - The $36 billion spending package voted on Thursday by Illinois legislators is less than what the state is estimated to have spent in the last fiscal year when there was ...
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Why township road district merger is proving difficultJul 05, 2017 5:30 am - Voters in April approved a merger of township road districts in Naperville and Lisle that was thought to be the first of its kind in the state. At the time, the move wa...