Articles filed under Politics
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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...
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Early voting begins Monday across suburbsOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - If you'd rather avoid election day lines, expanded early voting for the Nov. 8 general election begins on Monday at dozens of sites throughout the suburbs. Early voting ...
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Elk Grove students watch debate before mock electionOct 20, 2016 5:30 am - Teens at Elk Grove High say they're invested in political process
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Endorsement: Yes on Antioch fire district mergerOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - Antioch residents will be asked whether the village should join the First Fire Protection District of Antioch Township and officially pay for fire and ambulance services...
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Endorsement: 'Yes' to borrow funds for Round Lake Park police pensionsOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - Three years after Round Lake Park voters rejected the village's request for a property tax hike to fix its woefully underfunded police pension fund, the problem remains ...
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Endorsement: Yes to improve Bloomingdale parks facilities: YesOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - On Nov. 8, voters will be asked to support Bloomingdale Park District's request to borrow $9.9 million to repair and improve three facilities. District officials have l...
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Analysis: Remembering politics' 'most beautiful loser,' Adlai E. StevensonOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - The debates may be over, but the election is not - and talk of concession may seem a little premature. Yet chatter about gracious handoffs and yielding to opponents was ...
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Analysis: Things - like the Emmys - 'rigged' against Donald TrumpOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - For a moment during Wednesday night's presidential debate in Las Vegas, Donald Trump completely proved the point Hillary Clinton was trying to make about him. Specifical...
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Twitter users claim #nastywoman after debateOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - It's too soon to tell if "such a nasty woman" will go down in history as one of those memorable debate moments. The shelf-life of everything is short now. And the shelf ...
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Endorsement: Yes to raise sales tax for Villa Park infrastructureOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - Villa Park voters are being asked to approve a half-percentage-point sales tax increase to raise money for infrastructure work not included in the village's street impro...