Articles filed under Politics
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Illinois lawmakers react to Orlando attacksJun 13, 2016 1:00 am - The Orlando attacks dominated political conversations Monday, and the Daily Herald asked local members of Congress "what specific state or federal policy proposals will ...
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Editorial: Let Edgar mediate a state budget agreementJun 11, 2016 2:00 pm - We've got a job for former Gov. Jim Edgar. Get between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democratic leadership and mediate until Illinois has a budget. Clearly it's time for thi...
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New measure would ban daily fantasy sports in IllinoisJun 10, 2016 1:00 am - A proposal introduced this week would ban daily fantasy sports in Illinois. State Rep. Scott Drury, a Highwood Democrat who has been a vocal opponent of a plan to legal...
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Push made to end pensions for DuPage County BoardJun 10, 2016 1:00 am - A DuPage County Board member is calling on the panel to withdraw from the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund ahead of a proposed state law that would end pensions for so...
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Smart regulation still needed for fantasy gamesJun 10, 2016 1:00 am - I want to respond to your recent editorial on the fantasy sports legislative debate in Springfield, and hopefully reset the discussion moving forward. More than a year a...
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Rauner promotes new top aide famous for war of wordsJun 10, 2016 1:00 am - As state lawmakers continue to work in secret to craft a compromise to end their budget war, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has promoted to chief of staff a top aide known...
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Clinton leans on Park Ridge roots, but is it Hillary territory?Jun 09, 2016 5:22 am - Park Ridge's newest park opened last month, just days before one of the city's most famous former residents all but clinched the Democratic nomination for president. Hil...
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Editorial: Hillary Clinton and little girl dreamsJun 09, 2016 5:00 am - Editor's note: This editorial is adapted from one published Aug. 26, 2008, during Hillary Clinton's first race for president. When Hillary Clinton was a youngster in Pa...
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House passes debt relief package for Puerto RicoJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a rescue package for debt-stricken Puerto Rico, clearing a major hurdle in the ongoing effort to bring relief to...
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Sanders in D.C. walks into script of unityJun 09, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - It had been billed as Bernie Sanders' big day in Washington. Making a last stand as a Democratic presidential candidate, the senator from Vermont was set to...