Articles filed under Politics
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Pyke: Will state budget woes worsen pollution?Feb 29, 2016 4:30 am - An earlier version of this story should have said Illinois began requiring vehicles pass emissions tests before drivers can renew license plates in 2008. Could the ...
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Where you can go to vote earlyFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - Early voting expanded in suburban counties Monday with dozens of locations that will be open until Election Day on March 15. Registered voters can cast their ballots at ...
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Endorsement: 'Yes' on Elburn sales tax increaseFeb 28, 2016 12:00 am - Four years ago, Elburn voters rejected a property tax increase that was intended to fund the village's police pensions. That left the village to rely solely on its opera...
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Fox Lake voters consider tax hike, fire protection changesFeb 28, 2016 12:00 am - Fox Lake voters will decide two measures on the March 15 ballot that aim to boost the village's sales tax and change how fire protection is organized. One question asks ...
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Trump says he won't release tax returns because of auditsFeb 26, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is sticking to his new explanation for why he can't yet release copies of his recent tax returns: The...
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Young and pregnant in suburbs? Help line may be going awayFeb 26, 2016 4:30 am - Suburban program that helps young, at-risk families feels budget crunch
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Endorsement: Yes to Winfield fire district tax increaseFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - The Winfield Fire Protection District is seeking a tax increase that would raise roughly $650,000 a year to hire, train and equip six firefighters to staff its south sid...
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Endorsement: Yes to appointed Mundelein village clerkFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - For the second time in two years, Mundelein voters will decide if the village clerk should be an elected or appointed post. Voters rejected an identical proposal in Apri...
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Endorsement: 'Yes' to repair Green Oaks roadsFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - Green Oaks voters in the March primary election will be asked whether the village should borrow $18.8 million through a bond issue to repair nearly all the town's street...
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Endorsement: Yes to Sleepy Hollow's reasonable third try for a tax increaseFeb 26, 2016 12:00 am - Story corrected Friday, Feb. 26, to note Mike Tennis' position with the village. The proud and independent-minded people of Sleepy Hollow enjoy their community's co...