Articles filed under Politics
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America's great deleveraging and the political revolt it sowedApr 10, 2016 7:22 am - Americans lost so much in 2008 - jobs and homes, incomes and wealth - that the recession still dominates the public mood three elections later. They lost something else ...
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Contested convention? It worked for Adlai Stevenson in '52Apr 09, 2016 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Adlai Stevenson II wasn't a candidate for president in 1952 - until he was the nominee. He arrived at the Democratic convention in Chicago not having campa...
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Hastert kept his secrets while decrying molestersApr 09, 2016 1:00 am - Hastert once called for life sentences for 'repeat child molesters'
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Geneva man named to top commerce postApr 08, 2016 1:00 am - A former top staff member for U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren has been named to lead Illinois' economic development agency. Gov. Bruce Rauner Friday afternoon appointed Sean Mc...
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Dold plans national speech on heroin crisis as campaign gets underwayApr 08, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bob Dold is scheduled to discuss his efforts to slow the heroin crisis on Republicans' weekly national broadcast address. "I've seen firsthand the unimaginable...
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Proposal would give tax break for soundproofing homes near O'HareApr 07, 2016 1:00 am - While residents near O'Hare International Airport might not get relief from jet noise, more could get tax relief for soundproofing their homes. A state legislative comm...
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Would sex abuse allegations affect Hastert sentencing?Apr 07, 2016 1:00 am - Allegations of sexual misconduct expected to be heard as Hastert is punished for violating banking laws
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Aurora's IMSA directly caught in state budget crisisApr 07, 2016 1:00 am - Officials in Aurora and elsewhere are raising concerns about how the ongoing state budget war might affect the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, a high...
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College officials warn of more layoffs if budget fight continuesApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - A week after Harper College in Palatine and College of Lake County announced dozens of layoffs because of the state's budget standoff, statewide education officials plea...
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Cronin: Lean times coming for local governmentApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - In the face of the state's fiscal crisis and current budget impasse, local governments should be prepared for less state money, DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin s...