Articles filed under Politics
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Foster: Research could be 'transformative' for heroin recoveryMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bill Foster praised DuPage County drug prevention leaders Wednesday for their efforts to save the lives of overdosing heroin users and get them into treatment....
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Hanover Township clerk to challenge Crespo for state House seatMar 30, 2016 1:00 am - Hanover Township Clerk Katy Dolan Baumer received enough write-in votes March 15 to become the Republican challenger of Democratic state Rep. Fred Crespo of Hoffman Esta...
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Gerson: Limbaugh's misguided view of GOP boosts TrumpMar 28, 2016 11:00 pm - If Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee, one of the main reasons will be that many in the conservative movement found him acceptable. And one of the main reasons ...
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Geneva man a witness to U.S.-Cuba history, thanks to baseballMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - Kevin Ibach of Geneva had a front-row seat to history when President Barack Obama attended a baseball game Tuesday in Cuba. Better than front row, actually; he was on th...
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Sen. Kirk sets meeting with Supreme Court nominee GarlandMar 25, 2016 1:00 am - Republican Sen. Mark Kirk is scheduled to meet Tuesday with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Merrick Garland, his office confirmed Friday. Kirk's openness to considering...
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Village president: Tax hike gives Sleepy Hollow 'breathing room'Mar 24, 2016 1:00 am - A referendum proposal to raise property taxes in Sleepy Hollow narrowly passed last week, but Village President Stephan Pickett isn't getting ahead of himself. On March ...
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Will Illinois follow Chicago and raise age to buy cigarettes to 21?Mar 23, 2016 1:00 am - Illinoisans who want to buy cigarettes might have to wait until they're old enough to drink under a new proposal in Springfield. But opponents say 18-year-olds who are o...
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Boost surveillance of Muslims in U.S. after Brussels, Cruz and Trump sayMar 22, 2016 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said Tuesday that surveillance in Muslim neighborhoods in the U.S. must be intensified following the deadly bombing...
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Editorial: What the Trump free media says about the mediaMar 20, 2016 11:00 pm - As we sit down to write this editorial at lunchtime Monday, we pause briefly to check CNN's mobile app: The first two headlines include the photo and name of Donald Trum...
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Fox Lake spikes road repairs, hiring police after sales tax defeatMar 18, 2016 11:00 pm - Fox Lake officials said this week's rejection of a 1 percentage point sales tax increase means the village will pull the plug on plans for street repairs and new police ...