Articles filed under Politics
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Biden meets with Sen. Warren as he mulls presidential bidAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - Vice President Joe Biden met with Senator Elizabeth Warren on Saturday as he considers whether to seek the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a person fami...
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Between eye surgeries in Haiti, Paul talks 2016 challengesAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - CAP-HATIEN, Haiti - Mathieux Saint Fleur has been virtually blind for two decades. In less than 24 hours, he will see again. As the 75-year-old Haitian patient lies on a...
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GOP targeting several suburban state Senate seatsAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno says ousting a few suburban lawmakers will be priorities as her party tries to loosen Democrats' iron grip on the state Senate...
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Uber, GM and Fermilab share innovations and vision for transportationAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - Receiving a driver's license will soon no longer be a passage toward adulthood, according to a panel of transportation experts. Instead, cars of the near future will dri...
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Was Des Plaines lobbyist advocating for, and against, gambling expansion?Aug 20, 2015 1:00 am - A lobbyist hired by the city of Des Plaines to advocate against gambling expansion may have been doing just the opposite on behalf of Rockford, according to one alderman...
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Zopp: Cook decision not to endorse Duckworth a big victoryAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Tammy Duckworth and Andrea Zopp made one of their first pitches to a statewide audience of party faithful today, the day after Cook Cou...
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Moeller: 'Extreme partisanship' in Springfield not helping Kane CountyAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Malnourished senior citizens, underserved children with autism and underfunded women's crisis centers are important reasons the state must overcome its budget impasse, s...
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Illinois GOP leaders rally around Kirk: 'He's our guy'Aug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Top state Republicans said they are behind U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's re-election bid today as the first-term official skipped the GOP day at the Illinois State Fair. Kirk h...
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Editorial: Sidelines are wrong place for local leaders in property tax debatesAug 18, 2015 11:00 pm - It was unsettling on several levels to hear Gov. Bruce Rauner say this week that he's open to having suburban schools pay more toward teacher pension costs if lawmakers ...
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Barrington replaces trustee who moved to GermanyAug 18, 2015 5:30 am - Barrington Trustee Robert Windon resigned his post last week after his wife accepted a job in Germany. His seat did not stay vacant for long, as the village board on Mo...