Articles filed under Politics
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Constable: Unlike namesakes, presidential cookies always 'nut-free'Jan 26, 2017 4:15 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com When it comes to memorizing the names of our nation's presidents, today's first-graders have it 36.5 percent tougher than a ...
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Lester: Former aides to suburban Republicans now working for TrumpJan 26, 2017 4:00 am - Two people who cut their teeth working for suburban Republicans have landed key spots in Donald Trump's administration. Gerrit Lansing, 33, of Lake Forest is the new Whi...
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Trump's wall met with skepticism, unease on US-Mexico borderJan 26, 2017 12:00 am - SAN DIEGO (AP) - As President Donald Trump announced his plans for a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, Border Patrol agents in San Diego on the lookout for drugs and ...
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Newfound optimism for this year's March for LifeJan 26, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - After more than 40 years of doggedly demonstrating against abortion at the annual March for Life each January, thousands of abortion opponents will gather F...
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Hardiman, Gorsuch said to top Trump Supreme Court listJan 26, 2017 12:00 am - Federal appeals court judges Thomas Hardiman and Neil Gorsuch have emerged as the two front-runners as Donald Trump prepares to make his first U.S. Supreme Court nominat...
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Fake news presentation addresses real concernsJan 25, 2017 4:00 am - The crowd at the "How to Spot Fake News" program at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library Tuesday night was a little angry about the current situation but also interest...
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Oakton approves $1.4 million expense to keep adult education classesJan 25, 2017 12:00 am - Oakton Community College will spend $1.4 million to keep its adult education program afloat amid a two-year budget stalemate in Springfield. The school's board of trust...
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Constable: Record crowd to attend 'fake news' programJan 24, 2017 4:45 am - Tonight's "How to Spot Fake News" program at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library will attract the largest audience ever to witness a fake news seminar at that library...
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Trump tweets about Chicago violence that he'll 'send in the Feds'Jan 24, 2017 12:00 am - President Donald Trump suggested via Twitter Tuesday night that he'll "send in the Feds" to address the violence in Chicago. "If Chicago doesn't fix the horrible 'carnag...
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Trump signs executive order freezing federal hiringJan 23, 2017 10:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday freezing federal hiring. The hiring freeze excludes national security employees. A hiring freeze was...