Articles filed under Politics
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Durbin, Emanuel applaud gay marriage rulingJun 26, 2015 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel are among public officials applauding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision giving same-sex couples the r...
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Sharp language from justices on gay marriage decisionJun 26, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Gay and lesbian Americans have the same right to marry as any other couples, the Supreme Court declared Friday in a historic ruling deciding one of the nati...
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Cook County sales tax hike should be 'very last resort,' GOP leader saysJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - Tim Schneider of Bartlett, Illinois Republican Party chairman and a Cook County commissioner, says his opposition to a Cook County sales tax hike isn't meant to set an e...
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Text of Rauner's veto messageJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - Today I veto House Bill 4146 from the 99th General Assembly in order to protect Illinois taxpayers from an unbalanced and therefore unconstitutional budget. The Speaker...
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Union agrees not to strike for a month after contract endsJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - Negotiations on a contract with Illinois' largest public employee union will continue without the possibility of a strike or lockout for one month after the contract run...
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Rauner vetoes put governments in suburbs on noticeJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - Some suburban school districts say a property tax freeze “compromise” Gov. Bruce Rauner offered as he vetoed the state budget, though scaled back, would hurt education a...
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East Dundee Trustee: 'Taxes are just too dang high'Jun 24, 2015 5:30 am - East Dundee Trustee Allen Skillicorn believes the state of Illinois is in need of a turnaround, starting with property taxes, he told attendees of a political forum Tues...
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State Rep. Tryon will not seek re-election in 2016Jun 24, 2015 1:00 am - Republican State Rep. Mike Tryon of the 66th District announced Wednesday he will not run for re-election in 2016. Having always believed in a 12-year term limit, Tryon ...
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Rauner signs schools budget to avoid potential closuresJun 24, 2015 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner spared Illinois schools from a looming state government shutdown Wednesday, signing the state's education budget into law as a broader budget impasse w...
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Consolidation group wants government-cutting powers for all countiesJun 23, 2015 1:00 am - A statewide group led by Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti wants every county to have the same government-eliminating powers that Illinois lawmakers have given to DuPage Count...