Articles filed under Politics
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Republicans block Democrats' effort to get Trump's tax returnsFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — House Republicans on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to use an obscure law to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns from the IRS. Democrats on...
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Lake County Board supports plan to ask voters if they want to pick chairmanFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - A proposal to let voters decide if they should directly elect the Lake County Board chairman gained the board's support Tuesday. Commissioners voted unanimously to reque...
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Analysis: 10 unanswered questions after Michael Flynn's resignationFeb 14, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump should thank his lucky stars that Republicans control both chambers of Congress, because Democrats would be announcing a Benghazi-sty...
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Lester: Rooney working as high school teacher and state senatorFeb 13, 2017 4:30 am - Former Rolling Meadows Mayor Tom Rooney has been on the job as both a high school social studies teacher and a new state senator after working out an arrangement with Le...
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How Toby Keith put Ribfest in political crosshairsFeb 13, 2017 4:30 am - Toby Keith's scheduled performance at Naperville's Ribfest has landed organizers of the annual July 4 weekend bash in the midst of a political debate that could have imp...
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A look at the referendums on Lake County ballotsFeb 13, 2017 4:00 am - Besides picking from a bounty of candidates running for school, village and other local government boards, voters in Lake County this spring also will be deciding issues...
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Foster: Halt on immigration order not yet 'victory'Feb 13, 2017 12:00 am - Hematullah Azizi and Adam Malaty-Uhr call each other "brothers," forever bonded by their missions in Afghanistan. During his tour with the U.S. Army National Guard in an...
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Emanuel huddles with White House aidesFeb 13, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Mayor Rahm Emanuel huddled with President Donald Trump's chief of staff, Reince Priebus, and senior adviser Jared Kushner at the White House on Monday, acco...
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American Enterprise Institute's Arthur Brooks: a 'bleeding heart with a conservative brain'Feb 12, 2017 6:19 am - WASHINGTON - There's a new sheriff named Trump in Washington, but that doesn't much faze Arthur C. Brooks, the music man leading the parade at one of the most prominent ...
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How President Trump could dismantle Wall Street reformFeb 12, 2017 6:18 am - For years, Wall Street has complained that restrictions placed on the industry after the financial crisis went too far and were too costly. Those concerns didn't generat...