Articles filed under Politics
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Illinois punished by market as budget deadline nearsMay 20, 2017 1:00 am - With less than two weeks left in the regular legislative session, Illinois lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner are still divided on how to end the worst-rated state's nearly...
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Anthony Weiner pleads guilty in child sexting case, could get years in prisonMay 19, 2017 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, whose penchant for sexting strangers online ended his political career and led to an investigation that upended the pres...
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Editorial: How Preckwinkle lost suburbs on minimum wageMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - As we've noted in this space plenty of times before, there is much that impresses us about Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. She has introduced discipline in...
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Roger Ailes, architect of conservative TV juggernaut Fox News, is dead at 77May 18, 2017 1:00 am - Roger Ailes, who mastered the art of selling political candidates like Hollywood celebrities and was the architect of conservative-oriented TV news, has died at 77. Fox ...
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After special prosecutor named, Trump says probe will show no collusionMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Justice Department appointed a special counsel Wednesday to investigate possible coordination between President Donald Trump's associates and Russian of...
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Illinois Congress members react to Flynn allegationMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois members of Congress are reacting to the allegation that President Donald Trump asked former FBI director James Comey to end the investigation of Gen. Michael Fl...
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Democratic state senators pass pieces of tax, spending packageMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Democrats in the Illinois Senate, frustrated with the state's 22-month budget impasse, moved Wednesday to pass much of a multi-piece tax and spending plan that their Rep...
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Arlington Heights artist tells how he painted Quinn - and his stuffMay 16, 2017 5:30 am - Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn wanted his official portrait to include far more than his smiling image, wearing his lucky purple-and-navy striped tie. He gave Arlington ...
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Roskam expresses 'alarm' over Trump, Russia intel reportMay 16, 2017 1:00 am - Conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton is expressing "alarm" at reports that President Donald J. Trump shared classified information with Russian offi...
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Lisa Madigan to seek fifth term as attorney generalMay 15, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she's seeking a fifth term next year. Madigan revealed her 2018 plans last week during an unrelated news confe...