Articles filed under Politics
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The joy of politicsOct 10, 2019 1:00 am - You're probably chuckling already. Seriously? "The joy of politics"? That was pretty much the reaction I got the other day when, in the middle of a conversation about ho...
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Deputy governor says Pritzker would sign new ethylene oxide regulationsOct 10, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is ready to sign a pair of ethylene oxide regulatory bills should the General Assembly pass them, a representative of his office told a ...
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Township road districts challenge new consolidation lawOct 10, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new state law allowing voters in McHenry County to more easily dissolve their townships already appears headed for tests in court and at the polls. Two t...
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Fact check: Misleading claims about the House impeachment inquiryOct 10, 2019 1:00 am - "As you know, you have designed and implemented your [impeachment] inquiry in a manner that violates fundamental fairness and constitutionally mandated due process. For ...
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Expungements, tax appeals will cause hiring spree as overall Cook County jobs declineOct 10, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County will go on a hiring spree to help with court record expungements and property tax appeals, even as the total number of county jobs declines. Cook County Boar...
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Idiotic environmental predictionsOct 09, 2019 1:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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District 220 hires former state lawmaker's firm to help with referendumOct 09, 2019 1:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 will receive help from a former state lawmaker's consulting firm in an effort to spread the word about a referendum next year seeking v...
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Durbin to keynote Schaumburg Democrats breakfast SundayOct 09, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin will be the keynote speaker Sunday, Oct. 13, at the Schaumburg Area Democrats annual Meet the Candidates Breakfast. Durbin will be joined by fellow...
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College bribery scandal trials should be just the beginningOct 09, 2019 1:00 am - Now that the first prison sentence has been handed down in the college admissions scandal (with many more likely to follow), it is tempting to think that - with the wron...
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Support building for ban on red-light camerasOct 09, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Bipartisan support appears to be building in the Illinois General Assembly for a statewide ban on red-light cameras. Those are devices that some municipali...