Articles filed under Politics
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New clash with Big Coal set as Obama proposes curbs on water pollutionJul 16, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Thursday announced plans to strengthen protections for streams and rivers near coal mines, setting up a potential clash with...
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Constable: Diversity quest drives family from suburbJul 16, 2015 1:00 am - With all the stunning ignorance, meek pussyfooting and audacious hate surrounding conversations about diversity, Lake in the Hills Trustee Denise Barreto brings a refres...
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Rauner's 'fair and reasonable' pension plan under scrutinyJul 15, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois House panel is raising questions about constitutionality and collective bargaining rights outlined in a pension overhaul proposed by Republican...
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Ex-President George HW Bush, 91, falls, breaks bone in neckJul 15, 2015 1:00 am - KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - Former President George H.W. Bush has fallen at home in Kennebunkport, Maine, and broken a bone in his neck. Spokesman Jim McGrath says the 91-yea...
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Where suburban members of Congress stand on Iran dealJul 14, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban members of Illinois' congressional delegation are largely divided along partisan lines on the deal to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for ending economi...
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Constable: Rebel Gen. Robert E. Lee impersonator flies 2 flagsJul 11, 2015 1:00 pm - The man proudly portraying Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee during this weekend's Civil War Days in Wauconda sometimes flies two flags at his home in Wheaton. One is “Old ...
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Editorial: As a momentous week dawns in Springfield, only blameJul 11, 2015 12:00 pm - Members of the Illinois General Assembly will return to Springfield midweek this week - the Senate on Tuesday, the House on Wednesday - presumably to continue work towar...
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Ex-Hill staffer aims to boost tech pipeline to Capitol HillJul 11, 2015 7:39 am - WASHINGTON - Travis Moore thinks Congress has a tech talent problem. Moore spent six years on Capitol Hill as a legislative and operations director in the office of form...
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Remaining women at Army Ranger School clear major hurdleJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - The three remaining women attending Army Ranger School as part of an assessment of how female soldiers should be more fully integrated into the service have passed a...
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A preview of Clinton's major policy speech on MondayJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - Hillary Clinton will match the Democratic Party's shift leftward with one of her own Monday as she expands on the economic vision that aides say is at the core of her se...