Articles filed under Politics
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Rauner open to schools paying more for teacher pensionsAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner said Tuesday he's open to suburban school districts paying more of the share of teachers' pension costs if the move is paired with some of his anti-uni...
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Democrat Noland says he'll run for CongressAug 17, 2015 1:00 am - Democratic state Sen. Mike Noland of Elgin said he will run for Congress in 2016, setting up a battle with Schaumburg businessman Raja Krishnamoorthi in the March 15 pri...
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Sean Morrison to address Elk Grove RepublicansAug 16, 2015 1:00 am - Newly appointed 17th District Cook County Commissioner Sean M. Morrison and 27th District State Sen. Matt Murphy will address the regular monthly meeting of the Republic...
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Does Biden want to be the anti-Clinton?Aug 16, 2015 1:00 am - By many accounts, Vice President Biden has spent his vacation week mulling whether to run for president - again. The decision will test head and heart and involve no sma...
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Preckwinkle fills key administration postsAug 16, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has named Sabrina L. Miller director of communications and public affairs in her office, and named Julius E. Rhodes as actin...
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New campaign, same old problems for ClintonAug 16, 2015 1:00 am - It was supposed to be different this time. After the wounds of 2008, many of them self-inflicted, Hillary Rodham Clinton rebooted for 2016 with a new message, new advise...
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How doxing went from a cheap hacker trick to a presidential campaign tacticAug 15, 2015 7:40 am - When Donald Trump stood on a South Carolina stage three weeks ago and reeled off Senator Lindsey Graham's phone number to a tittering audience, he no doubt believed he w...
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Democrats think they've figured out how to turn the Uber wars to their advantageAug 15, 2015 7:35 am - WASHINGTON - At a time when fast-growing companies like Uber are giving struggling American workers a fresh source of income - but not necessarily steady or reliable emp...
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What's behind political left's frustration with techAug 15, 2015 7:00 am - Is the political left turning against technology? One could be forgiven for thinking so. Left-leaning media regularly expresses frustration with the titans of Silicon V...
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Clinton, Trump descend on Iowa State FairAug 15, 2015 1:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa - As Hillary Rodham Clinton walked among the booths of funnel cakes and corn dogs at the Iowa State Fair, trailed by a massive pack of media and onlooke...