Articles filed under Politics
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Roskam, Hultgren will go to the GOP conventionJul 14, 2016 1:00 am - With the high-profile decisions of Gov. Bruce Rauner and U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk to stay home from the Republican National Convention next week, two suburban members of Cong...
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Constable: Another tense summer, but it's not Summer of RageJul 12, 2016 5:30 am - It's easy to make a case that 2016 will be another “Summer of Rage.” We've got videos of black men being killed by police. We've got videos of the murder of five white p...
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Clinton receives long-awaited endorsement from SandersJul 12, 2016 1:00 am - PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - Bernie Sanders, whose calls for a political revolution energized millions of voters, bestowed his long-awaited endorsement on Hillary Clinton Tue...
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Reports: Trump in Chicago, tweets about city's crimeJul 12, 2016 1:00 am - Donald Trump is in Chicago today for a private fundraiser, according to news reports. Some streets outside Trump Tower were blocked early Tuesday in anticipation of pro...
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Former Rep. Joe Walsh: “Watch out Obama”Jul 08, 2016 1:00 am - As the Dallas shootings that left five police officers dead unfolded overnight, conservative radio host and former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh posted on Twitter "this is now war...
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Local leaders urge unity after Dallas shootingJul 08, 2016 1:00 am - Following the late-night killing of five police officers in Dallas and two men in Minnesota and Louisiana in the days before, top local leaders asked Illinoisans for uni...
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Hoffman Estates panel on board with plan for temporary Obama archivesJul 07, 2016 5:48 am - Hoffman Estates planning and zoning commissioners Wednesday unanimously recommended approval of a plan to convert the former Plunkett Furniture building on Golf Road int...
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How much does your school district get in the new state budget?Jul 07, 2016 1:00 am - Some of the suburbs' largest school districts and those that have pushed hardest for changes to Illinois' education funding will get the biggest budget bump under the pl...
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Analysis: Hillary Clinton's email problems might be worse than we thoughtJul 05, 2016 1:00 am - Here's the good news for Hillary Clinton: The FBI has recommended no charges be brought following its investigation of the former secretary of state's private email serv...
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Liberal stalwart Abner Mikva dies at 90Jul 05, 2016 1:00 am - Abner Mikva, who represented the northern suburbs in Congress and launched into Democratic politics after being famously rebuffed by a Chicago ward boss, has died at age...