Articles filed under Politics
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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...
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Roselle library will try again for a tax increase to replace buildingAug 27, 2024 8:52 pm - The Roselle Public Library District will ask voters in November to approve a $22 million borrowing plan for a new building more than a year after its original request failed at the ballot box by just 22 votes.
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Thursday at the Democratic National Convention in ChicagoAug 23, 2024 11:37 am -