Articles filed under Politics
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Editorial: The next step in local control of salariesSep 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Editor's Note: An earlier version of this editorial identified a $400,000 bonus that was to be paid to outgoing University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise but f...
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U of I pulls crop research from St. Charles centerSep 22, 2015 1:00 am - The University of Illinois will reduce crop production research at a center in St. Charles as the state's budget battles continue, the school announced Tuesday. The move...
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Rauner ends severance deals like the one COD's Breuder gotSep 22, 2015 1:00 am - Severance packages for community college administrators will be capped in the future under a law signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner Tuesday, creating one legacy of the $763,000...
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Illinois Walker supporters 'very disappointed'Sep 21, 2015 1:00 am - One of Scott Walker's biggest Illinois supporters says he's "very disappointed" the Wisconsin governor is leaving the race for president. State Sen. Jim Oberweis, a Suga...
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Donald Trump accused Carly Fiorina of being a terrible CEO. Here are the facts.Sep 20, 2015 7:39 am - Carly Fiorina, the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, is running for president on her business smarts. She led the company from 1999 to 2005, the first female he...
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Pope Francis praises US-Cuba detente as model for worldSep 19, 2015 1:00 am - HAVANA - Pope Francis hailed detente between the United States and Cuba as a model of reconciliation for the world, urging Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro to per...
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Joy as migrants flood into Austria; tears for those kept outSep 19, 2015 1:00 am - SZENTGOTTHARD, Hungary - Migrants following a well-worn path into Western Europe used to know exactly where they wanted to go and how to get there. Not anymore. Their jo...
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Trump pushes federal right to carry lawSep 19, 2015 1:00 am - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who in the past called for restrictions on certain weapons purchases, announced his plan for a national right-to- carry l...
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Dold breaks with Republicans on Planned Parenthood voteSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - Republican Bob Dold and Democrat Daniel Lipinski were among only five U.S. House members who broke with their party over the vote to strip Planned Parenthood of federal ...
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Constable: How dare you apply baling wire to our tax system?Sep 17, 2015 5:00 am - We finally get a Republican and Democrat to agree on something, and I have to complain. In making a compelling bipartisan argument for reforming Illinois' flawed taxing ...