Articles filed under Politics
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Computer seized in Weiner probe prompts FBI to take new steps in Clinton email inquiryOct 28, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Newly discovered emails found on a computer seized during an investigation of disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner have prompted the FBI to make new inquiri...
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Antioch voters to weigh in on fire protection service questionOct 27, 2016 5:15 am - Antioch voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to approve a ballot measure to join the First Fire Protection District of Antioch for fire and rescue services. A "yes" vote w...
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Chris Lauzen makes pitch for more power in Kane CountyOct 26, 2016 5:15 am - Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen wants the county board to give him all the powers the state's attorney has told him he lacked. But board members didn't rush to r...
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Fans toasting Cubs at Harry Caray's grave in Des PlainesOct 26, 2016 1:00 am - Cubs fans are finding an excuse to celebrate their first World Series berth since 1945 just about anywhere. Even cemeteries. After I ran into Elgin Area School District ...
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Constable: Bitter Facebook enemies unite behind CubsOct 26, 2016 1:00 am - Scrolling through my Facebook feed, I see the posts from gun-loving conservatives who pass along “news” about how President Barack Obama is an African-born Muslim terror...
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Lester: PAC leader says gridlock has eroded GOP support of abortion rightsOct 24, 2016 5:30 am - There was a time when Personal PAC, the women's reproductive rights political action committee, included 17 Republicans in the Illinois House and six in the Senate among...
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Endorsement: No on 'Safe Roads' constitutional amendmentOct 24, 2016 1:00 am - The desire driving the so-called "Safe Roads" or "Lockbox" constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 Illinois ballot is easy to understand. But for two deficiencies, we cou...
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Residents to vote on $24 million Fox River Valley library projectOct 24, 2016 1:00 am - For more than a year, residents have been asked to weigh in on the future development of the Fox River Valley Public Library District. Now, district taxpayers will decid...
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Endorsement: Donald Trump is unfit, Hillary Clinton for presidentOct 22, 2016 2:00 pm - As always has been the case, the nation today faces many formidable challenges. Eight years after the Great Recession threatened to wipe out our economy, the climb back ...
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Endorsement: 'No' on Fox River Valley library increaseOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - Fox River Valley Public Library District officials once proposed spending $40 million to build a new library and improve an existing library. A task force said, essentia...