Articles filed under Politics
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Crystal Lake, Naperville, Wheaton students to see Trump make historyJan 18, 2017 12:00 am - Students from Crystal Lake, Naperville and Wheaton are among those making the trip to Washington to watch Donald J. Trump take the oath of office as the 45th president o...
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District 73 to seek taxpayer support for $42 million building planJan 17, 2017 4:30 am - Residents to be asked for $42 million for 10-year project
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Term limits question knocked off Wauconda ballotsJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - A citizen-driven proposal to create term limits for Wauconda's mayor and trustees will not appear on April 4 ballots because petition pages were numbered improperly, off...
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Arlington Heights 'recovering racist' says he was changed by MLKJan 16, 2017 4:30 am - My head snapped up at a Martin Luther King Jr. dinner in Hoffman Estates late last week when the Rev. John Alan Boryk described himself as a “recovering racist” and deta...
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Rauner signs bill requiring school lead testsJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - All Illinois schools and child-care centers will have to test drinking water for lead by 2018 under a new law signed today by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The law requires schools...
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Hampshire fire district seeking tax hikeJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - Hiring more firefighters, opening a second fire station and improving response times could become a reality for the Hampshire Fire Protection District if voters support ...
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Constable: After slow start in race relations, Cubs are catching upJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - On the day our nation honored Martin Luther King Jr., President Barack Obama joked with World Series champion Cubs, including African-Americans Dexter Fowler, Jason Heyw...
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Editorial: CNN, Trump and unfair claims of 'fake news'Jan 14, 2017 1:00 pm - Let's start with as factual a description of CNN's reporting on last week's intelligence blockbuster as we can muster: Last Tuesday night, the cable news network broke ...
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Lester: Suburban lawmakers refund leadership stipends after reportJan 12, 2017 4:30 am - After the Daily Herald reported two suburban lawmakers were getting $1,506 checks for two days of work, state Reps. Peter Breen and Keith Wheeler decided to refund the m...
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Obama awards teary-eyed Biden Presidential Medal of FreedomJan 12, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama awarded Vice President Joe Biden with the highest civilian honor Thursday, commemorating an "extraordinary man with an extraordinary ...