Articles filed under Politics
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Rauner: 'I'll compromise on anything' to get spending plan passedJun 02, 2016 1:00 am - Not willing to give up on passing a set of pro-business, anti-union measures, Gov. Bruce Rauner has held the line for more than a year as Illinois has gone without a bud...
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In pursuit of GOP unity, Ryan endorses TrumpJun 02, 2016 1:00 am - JANESVILLE, Wis. - House Speaker Paul Ryan endorsed Donald Trump's bid for president on Thursday, bringing an end to the extraordinary public split between the GOP's pre...
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Constable: A different world when Cubs last lost an Arrieta gameJun 02, 2016 1:00 am - You can forgive us Cubs fans for not knowing how to react after the Cubs finally lost a game started by ace pitcher Jake Arrieta. While Arrieta didn't give up a run and ...
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Legislators approve statewide water quality studyJun 01, 2016 1:00 am - Spurred by reports that more than two-thirds of suburban drinking water systems recorded some levels of lead over the past three years, state legislators approved a requ...
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Democrat wants Illinois' top auditor to step aside during federal probeJun 01, 2016 1:00 am - A suburban Democrat has asked Illinois' top auditor to take a leave of absence following his acknowledgment that federal investigators have questioned him about campaign...
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'Suffrage at 17' voting rights measure advancesJun 01, 2016 1:00 am - Legislation that could expand the ability of Illinois teenagers to participate in the political process is headed to Gov. Bruce Rauner's desk. The measure, which would a...
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Lawmakers end session with no school fundingMay 31, 2016 1:00 am - Republicans and Democrats who've spent months trading both bitter insults and competing ideas to fund Illinois schools blew a budget deadline late Tuesday and departed S...
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Suburban Republicans help override GOP Gov. RaunerMay 31, 2016 1:00 am - House Republican Leader Jim Durkin says there won't be political retribution for three GOP lawmakers who broke with their party and overrode a veto from Gov. Bruce Raune...
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Illinois could become the fifth state with automatic voter registrationMay 31, 2016 1:00 am - Illinoisans moved one step closer to being able to automatically register to vote when they renew their driver's licenses. The measure, which was approved by both the I...
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Illinois budget 'storm' likely to continueMay 30, 2016 1:00 am - Republicans appear unlikely to agree with Democrats on a spending plan, and Democrats haven't yet agreed with each other as they face a midnight Tuesday deadline to appr...