Articles filed under Politics
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Watch: 550,000 sign petition for new legislative mapping authorityMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - A group that wants an independent commission to draw state legislative districts in Illinois turned in boxes of petition signatures Friday to ask voters to approve the c...
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Hultgren: I'm not sold on TrumpMay 06, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren, a Plano Republican, said Friday he's "not sold" on Donald Trump, perhaps further deepening the split among Illinois GOP leaders over the party'...
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Senate Dems field large roster of women in the Year of TrumpMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - If 2016 has been the Year of Trump in politics, it may also end up being a new Year of the Woman, if Democrats get their way. And that won't be a coincidenc...
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Will questions about auditor affect College of DuPage probe?May 05, 2016 1:00 am - A suburban Republican lawmaker cast doubt on a high-profile, ongoing audit into the College of DuPage's operations because of the campaign spending questions dogging Ill...
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House Speaker Paul Ryan says he's not ready to back TrumpMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Speaker Paul Ryan is refusing to support Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for president, insisting Thursday that the businessman must do more to...
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Rauner won't endorse Trump, skipping GOP National ConventionMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner won't endorse Republican Donald Trump for president and will skip the party's summer convention, despite saying after Illinois' primary he'd back the b...
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Suburban Democrat's opposition helps kill tax planMay 04, 2016 1:00 am - The opposition of at least one suburban Democrat means a proposal to charge wealthier people more in Illinois income taxes is dead for now. Illinois House Democrats coul...
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Will Republican candidates in Illinois embrace Trump?May 04, 2016 1:00 am - With Donald Trump's two biggest rivals gone from the race for president, Illinois Republicans face running on the same ballot as the controversial candidate some of them...
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Cook County circuit clerk wants a raiseMay 03, 2016 1:00 am - Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the public defender's annual salary, it is $187,018 and the story has been changed to reflect th...
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Lawmaker: Plan to abolish lieutenant governor 'hijacked'May 03, 2016 1:00 am - A suburban Republican lawmaker says a former candidate for governor "hijacked" his legislation to eliminate Illinois' lieutenant governor post, and the measure won't go ...