Articles filed under Politics
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The Soapbox: Denny Hastert, did we hardly know ye?May 28, 2015 11:00 pm - Denny, we hardly knew ye? The indictment of former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert of Plano has been stunning, to be sure. A native son and for so long a pride ...
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3 unanswered questions about the Dennis Hastert indictmentMay 28, 2015 3:00 pm - Former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert's indictment on charges of lying to the FBI Thursday left unanswered questions about the specific accusations involved. The Chicag...
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Duckworth to appear at DuPage Democrats eventMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth is scheduled to appear this weekend at an event hosted by the Democratic Women of DuPage County. The second annual Tinker Harvey Founder's ...
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Hastert asked that statue in his honor be 'deferred'May 28, 2015 1:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert asked state Democrats to put on hold an effort to spend up to $500,000 on a statue in his honor on the Illinois Capitol grounds,...
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Despite meetings with suburban lawmakers, are more headaches to come for Rauner?May 28, 2015 1:00 am - Back in January, state Rep. Jack Franks described a meeting he had with Gov. Bruce Rauner as the new Illinois CEO tried to get to know lots of lawmakers. The Marengo Dem...
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Yorkville teacher to congressman to House speaker: Hastert's careerMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - Former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert's federal indictment Thursday comes years after he ended his long career as a member of Congress from the Western suburbs. 1942: Haste...
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Effort to expand gambling likely to be pushed into summerMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An effort to generate much-needed revenue for Chicago and Illinois by opening a city-owned casino and expanding gambling elsewhere could be pushed into sum...
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Police body camera guidelines move forward in state legislatureMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - Weeks after the shooting of Justus Howell by a Zion police officer was ruled a justifiable homicide, lawmakers on Thursday started considering a plan to use money from t...
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College of DuPage-inspired reform stalls over disagreement on severance packagesMay 28, 2015 1:00 am - A disagreement between lawmakers and state community college presidents could halt reforms inspired by the College of DuPage's $762,868 buyout package offered to Preside...
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House moves DuPage-inspired package to curb heroin abuseMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - The fight against heroin abuse in the suburbs took a major legislative step forward Wednesday, as the House unanimously approved a package of legislation based largely o...