Articles filed under Politics
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Madigan trial delayed until October for SCOTUS review of bribery statuteJan 03, 2024 6:31 pm - CHICAGO – Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan won’t be spending his 82nd birthday this spring in a federal courtroom after a judge on Wednesday granted his requ...
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Will District 128 ask voters to fund capital projects? Officials are looking at referendumDec 29, 2023 9:49 am - Over the past several years, Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 has funded tens of millions of dollars in building-related projects at both high scho...
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Biden orders strike on Iranian-aligned group after 3 US troops injured in drone attack in IraqDec 26, 2023 8:22 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has ordered retaliatory strikes against Iranian-backed militia groups after three U.S. servicemembers injured in a drone attack in N...
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Daily Herald opinion: It’s time to turn baby steps toward Illinois ethics reform into stridesDec 26, 2023 2:30 am - When Illinois’ ethics reform package was signed into law two years ago, it was hailed as an important first step in leaving the state’s sad, sorry legacy of political cor...
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Former Chicago Ald. Ed Burke convicted of racketeering and bribery, but his aide is acquittedDec 21, 2023 3:45 pm - Edward M. Burke, the longest-serving City Council member in Chicago history, was convicted Thursday of racketeering, bribery and attempted extortion. A federal jury f...
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Voters will have their say on sales tax increase for McHenry County; question will appear on March ballotDec 21, 2023 12:26 pm - McHenry County voters will now have a say on whether to approve a 0.25% sales tax increase on the March ballot. If approved, the measure would not just increase the sales...
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Prospect Hts. District 23 plans referendum to fund full-day kindergarten, other improvementsDec 20, 2023 3:53 pm - With a state deadline to offer full-day kindergarten approaching, Prospect Heights Elementary School District 23 will again ask voters to approve a tax hike to pay for ad...
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Colorado Supreme Court bumps Trump from primary ballotDec 20, 2023 7:16 am - DENVER — A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clau...
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McHenry County Board to decide whether to put tax hike on ballotDec 17, 2023 7:54 am - McHenry County voters could decide in March whether to hike the county’s sale tax to change how local mental health services are funded. The county board is expected to v...
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Another ‘dangerous precedent’Dec 16, 2023 4:34 pm - The U.S. Constitution stood for 17 administrations and 79 years before the first impeachment of the nation’s president. It would be another 25 administrations and 130 ye...