Articles filed under Politics
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Kane County to ask voters for a sales taxSep 20, 2024 2:05 pm - Kane County voters will be asked to institute a sales tax to pay for county expenses.
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Dick Cheney was once vilified by Democrats. Now he's backing Harris. Will it matter?Sep 14, 2024 5:28 pm - Former Vice President Dick Cheney is a career Republican still vilified by Democrats over the Iraq War. But his partisan loyalties were cast aside in extraordinary fashion when he endorsed Democrat Kamala Harris for the White House. The endorsements are part of a pattern of opposition to Trump from establishment Republicans who've long been criticized by Democrats, yet say they're so alarmed by the prospect of Trump's return to power that they're voting against their own political party.
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Harris is promoting her resume and her goals rather than race as she courts Black votersSep 14, 2024 5:15 pm - Vice President Kamala Harris is courting Black voters without making her identity as a woman of color a central part of her pitch. The Democratic presidential nominee is focusing on her policies and resume to voters in an effort to engage them on issues they care most about.
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Why a library district wants to build twin facilities in Hampshire, Pingree GroveSep 10, 2024 10:38 am - Voters in the Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District are being asked to approve a plan to build two facilities, each 20,000 square feet, in Hampshire and Pingree Grove.
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Lake forest preserve referendum topic of Green Drinks meetingSep 09, 2024 2:21 pm - The facts of the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s $155 million referendum on Nov. 5 will be discussed Tuesday at the Green Drinks meeting in Libertyville. Rebekah ...
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Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after his gun convictionSep 05, 2024 5:01 pm - Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to federal tax charges Thursday in a surprise move that spares President Joe Biden and his family another likely embarrassing and painful criminal trial of the president's son.
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Trump suggests tariffs can help solve rising childcare costs in major economic speechSep 05, 2024 3:57 pm - NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump suggested to business leaders Thursday that his plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports would solve seemingly unrelated cha...
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GOP aims to keep McHenry County red as ‘margins get closer’Sep 05, 2024 10:20 am - McHenry is the last red collar county around Chicago. GOP leaders in the county say they are looking to keep it that way as the “margins get closer.“
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District 57 asking voters for tax hike in order to fund kindergarten, new middle schoolSep 04, 2024 4:37 pm - Mount Prospect School District 57 leaders are asking voters in November to approve an $85 million borrowing plan to fund all-day kindergarten, a new Lincoln Middle School and facilities improvements throughout the district.
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Ballot measures in 41 states give voters a say on abortion and other tough questionsAug 30, 2024 9:49 am - Life, death, crime and taxes will be on ballots for voters to decide this fall. More than 140 measures are going before voters in 41 states during the general election a...