Articles filed under Politics
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Delay in Kane County meeting minutes draws another rebuke by state's attorneyDec 06, 2016 12:00 am - The logging of official Kane County Board meeting minutes is so far in arrears county officials may face criminal charges if the delay continues. The minutes in questio...
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Lester: Elk Grove Township confident building isn't contaminatedDec 05, 2016 4:00 am - Elk Grove Township's supervisor tells me he's confident of getting an all-clear from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency if the township runs into trouble s...
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Franks sworn in as McHenry County's first chairman elected by votersDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - Marking what several community leaders are calling a new era of McHenry County government, Jack Franks took office Monday as the first popularly elected county board cha...
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Immigrants urged to learn their rights, stay involvedDec 05, 2016 12:00 am - Immigrants concerned about their futures in the United States in Republican Donald Trump's upcoming presidential administration were urged to stay calm and educate thems...
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Behind Reddit's crackdown on pro-Trump board, 'most toxic users'Dec 03, 2016 6:18 am - Very occasionally, a war on Reddit consumes everyone there. This is one of those times, and it is (in part) chief executive Steve Huffman's own doing. And now Huffman, w...
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Banned from Twitter? Gab promises you can say whatever you wantDec 03, 2016 6:17 am - In a way, "the purge" was the best thing to ever happen to Gab. Suddenly, the small social network that was built by a conservative Christian Republican and promises "fr...
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Is a retweet an endorsement from President-elect Trump?Dec 03, 2016 6:16 am - Donald Trump has, more than 10,000 times, tweeted something that begins with "@," a reliable sign that he is quoting a tweet from someone else. Last week, the man who wi...
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How does 'e-lancing' fit in with Trump's promised jobs boom?Dec 03, 2016 6:15 am - Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to create a jobs boom for the middle-wage worker. It's questionable whether sorting YouTube videos of dancing babies is what...
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Democratic state lawmakers sue Munger to get paidDec 02, 2016 12:00 am - Illinois House Democratic lawmakers are suing Republican Comptroller Leslie Munger, claiming her move to delay lawmakers' paychecks is unconstitutional. The complaint, f...
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The colorful history behind 'Mad Dog' Mattis' nicknameDec 02, 2016 12:00 am - On Thursday, at a postelection victory rally in Cincinnati, President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick for secretary of defense. "We are going to appoint Mad Dog Ma...