Articles filed under Politics
-
Rauner's plan to cut suburbs' tax share doesn't get a single voteMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Democrats agreed to give some of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's priority reforms a platform Wednesday but still voted them down in an exercise tha...
-
Editorial: Staying to fight for Illinois' lost causeMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - In the Frank Capra classic, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," the idealistic young Jefferson Smith played by James Stewart takes his case for a boys camp to the floor of t...
-
Suburban Democrats say they won't back budget with $3 billion deficitMay 26, 2015 1:00 am - If Democrats want to send a budget to Gov. Bruce Rauner, they might have to do so without the votes of some suburban party members in the Illinois Senate. Some Senate De...
-
More College of DuPage reforms could be comingMay 26, 2015 1:00 am - A plan to limit the size of community college presidents' severance deals in the wake of the one given College of DuPage President Robert Breuder could find new life. A ...
-
Suburbs' share of income taxes not cut in Democrats' state budget planMay 25, 2015 1:00 am - Suburbs would not have their share of income taxes cut under Democrats' budget plan, which House Speaker Michael Madigan admitted Monday the state doesn't have the money...
-
Bomb threat, man on no-fly list delay Kirk's flight homeMay 24, 2015 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk's flight home from Washington D.C. was delayed by both a bomb threat and a man on the no-fly list breaching normal security protocols at Reagan Natio...
-
Lawmakers question legislature meeting on Memorial DayMay 22, 2015 1:00 am - Two suburban Republicans are questioning why lawmakers are meeting in Springfield on Memorial Day instead of honoring the country's war dead. State Rep. Jeanne Ives, a W...
-
Arlington Park would 'welcome' table games, slotsMay 22, 2015 1:00 am - Arlington Park's general manager says the track would "welcome" adding table games in addition to the slot machines it has sought for years. Previous proposals called fo...
-
Doctor's signature could soon be required for immunization exemptionsMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - Parents who don't want to vaccinate their children for religious reasons could soon be required to see a doctor before getting an exemption. If Gov. Bruce Rauner signs ...
-
Rand Paul to headline DuPage GOP eventMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul will headline a DuPage County Republican Party dinner next month. The Kentucky senator finished a more than 10-hour speech in C...