Articles filed under Politics
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Lester: Who's paying private eye to dig dirt on Madigan opponent?Feb 25, 2016 4:31 am - "I'm a private detective in Schaumburg and I have been developing information on Jason Gonzales over the last few months. I saw your article. Nice work. Can we talk?" T...
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Bar association recommends Cook County judge candidatesFeb 25, 2016 12:00 am - The Illinois State Bar Association released recommendations for judicial candidates running for the First District Appellate Court and the Cook County circuit court in t...
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Sports betting advocates push for legalization in IllinoisFeb 25, 2016 12:00 am - As spring training kicks off for Major League teams across the country, fans are picking their fantasy teams. But after an opinion last year that daily fantasy sports b...
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Why Gov. Rauner says he doesn't have an email accountFeb 25, 2016 12:00 am - Office workers everywhere might be looking to Gov. Bruce Rauner's leadership on one of their biggest headaches. The governor was asked by an Illinois Times reporter this...
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Rubio, Cruz go hard after Trump at GOP debateFeb 25, 2016 12:00 am - HOUSTON - Brawling from the get-go, a fiery Marco Rubio went hard after Donald Trump in Thursday night's Republican debate, lacerating the front-runner's position on imm...
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Schaumburg ticketing Woodfield shoppers with expired license platesFeb 24, 2016 4:06 am - Now that Illinois car owners are no longer mailed reminders from Secretary of State Jesse White's office that their license plate stickers are about to expire, Schaumbur...
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Candidates for Duckworth seat support boost in minimum wageFeb 24, 2016 12:00 am - The three Democratic candidates vying to succeed Rep. Tammy Duckworth in the 8th Congressional District vary on their approach to raising the minimum wage. State Sen. M...
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Endorsement: Fox Lake sales tax increaseFeb 24, 2016 12:00 am - Fox Lake is asking residents to approve a 1 percentage point sales tax increase to raise roughly $1 million to hire police officers and staff, pay for street repairs and...
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Endorsement: 'No' for Fox Lake to join fire districtFeb 24, 2016 12:00 am - Should Fox Lake residents fully join the Fox Lake Fire Protection District? The village says yes because it needs to get politics out of fire coverage and not negotiate...
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Constable: Canada might need a huge wall after Election DayFeb 23, 2016 4:00 am - We've all heard somebody say, “If (insert name of a horrific U.S. presidential candidate here) actually gets elected president, I'm moving to Canada,” That sure sounds l...