Articles filed under Politics
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State shutdown won't stop you from getting a driver's licenseJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's office says his employees will continue to help people with driver's licenses and provide other services as the state begins it...
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Former Blagojevich fundraiser released from prisonJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - The former top fundraiser for imprisoned former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich has been released from prison and transferred to a halfway house. Antoin "Tony" Rezko w...
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Lawmakers blame Congress for flawed braking system rolloutJul 06, 2015 1:00 am - If Congress doesn't subsidize a pricey braking system for trains and push back a Jan. 1 deadline, the government could start fining Metra $25,000 a day, lawmakers said M...
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After year of Washington legal pot sales, taxes top $70 millionJul 04, 2015 1:00 am - SEATTLE - Washington launched its second-in-the-nation legal marijuana market with just a handful of stores selling high-priced pot to long lines of customers. A year l...
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Pope bringing environmental message to South AmericaJul 04, 2015 1:00 am - AGUARAGUE NATIONAL PARK, Bolivia - In the vine-entangled forests of the Aguarague National Park, crude that seeped for decades out of abandoned wellheads saturates the s...
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Sanders' populist message closing gap with ClintonJul 04, 2015 1:00 am - COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley, two candidates vying to become the chief challenger to Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic presidential ...
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Denver campaign would allow marijuana use in barsJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - DENVER - Beer? Wine? Or weed? A campaign is underway to ask Denver voters about allowing marijuana consumption in bars and other places that only allow people over 21. ...
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Riopell: Social service leaders expect pain as state can't pay billsJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois is famous for its inability to pay its bills on time, and suburban agencies that care for the disabled, elderly and addicted are among those often left in the l...
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Rauner borrows from special state funds to manage cash flowJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner has borrowed $454 million from special state funds to help manage cash flow as Illinois begins a new fiscal year without a budget. T...
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Clinton set to raise $45 million in giftsJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign said Wednesday it has raised $45 million since its launch in mid-April, with the vast majority of its donors ...