Articles filed under Politics
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Zopp: New PARCC test needs workSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - A day after Illinois released its first round of PARCC test scores, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Andrea Zopp said the exam might need some work. Zopp, a former Chica...
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Are more lawmakers fleeing Springfield than usual?Sep 17, 2015 1:00 am - What has seemed like a glut of announcements by local state lawmakers who say they're leaving office or won't run again continued this week with the upcoming departure o...
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Fed leaves key interest rate unchanged, citing low inflationSep 17, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve is keeping U.S. interest rates at record lows in the face of threats from a weak global economy, persistently low inflation and unstable...
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Phase 2 of Chicago Executive Airport study on holdSep 16, 2015 11:00 pm - The second phase of Chicago Executive Airport's master plan study remains on hold until legislators and the governor can agree on a budget. The study is expected to cos...
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Nekritz interested in being state's top auditorSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat, is interested in becoming Illinois' top auditor. The statewide gig comes with a 10-year term and the responsibility to ...
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Munger: State will pay to help young kids with disabilitiesSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois will start paying for a program to help care for young children with disabilities, Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger announced Wednesday. The early interventio...
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State Sen. Dan Kotowski to resign in three weeksSep 15, 2015 9:50 am - State Sen. Dan Kotowski plans to step down from his seat in three weeks to take a job with a nonprofit focused on helping at-risk children and families. The Park Ridge ...
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Caught in no man's land between Serbia and HungarySep 15, 2015 1:00 am - HORGOS, Serbia - "Go that way," the Serbian police office told them. Rumor had it that a hole in a fence might lead migrants to an open border in Hungary, so a pastor...
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Editorial: After the crisis, let's build stable foundation for stateSep 13, 2015 11:00 pm - In a Guest View we published on this page Monday headlined "Getting beyond 'baling wire' to fund government," two Cook County Board members - one a suburban Republican, ...
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Elgin moms petitioning Rauner to restore funds for literacy programSep 12, 2015 7:00 am - A group of moms has been gathering signatures on a petition to reinstate funding for the family literacy program offered by the YWCA Elgin. The moms, all Latina immigran...