Articles filed under Politics
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Former lawmaker recalls Hastert as 'Mr. Clean'Jun 08, 2015 1:00 am - Just before former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's scheduled arraignment, many who know him are still surprised the man who built his career on honesty is facing cri...
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Hastert attorney defended attorney general in Watergate scandalJun 08, 2015 1:00 am - Former U.S. Speaker Dennis Hastert, set to appear before a federal judge for the first time Tuesday, has chosen a nationally renowned defense attorney with a roster of f...
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Russia on their minds at G-7 summitJun 07, 2015 1:00 am - ELMAU, Germany - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday she expects a meeting of the Group of Seven industrialized democracies to produce a "united signal" that san...
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Prevailing wage fight blooms on Kane County BoardJun 06, 2015 7:40 am - Drew Frasz didn't like not having a chance to vote on a resolution fully supporting Gov. Bruce Rauner's turnaround agenda. Now the Elburn Republican is taking a more voc...
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Senate to consider property tax freeze TuesdayJun 05, 2015 1:00 am - The Illinois Senate is set to debate property taxes next week, Sen. President John Cullerton announced Friday. Gov. Bruce Rauner says high property taxes are the "No. 1 ...
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Sister: Brother hid Hastert sex abuse because 'nobody would believe him'Jun 05, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A Montana woman says the FBI interviewed her last month about her allegations that her brother was sexually abused while in high school by Dennis Hastert, t...
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Long after indictment, Dennis Hastert hasn't spokenJun 05, 2015 1:00 am - Days before he's set to be arraigned in federal court Tuesday, the former speaker of the U.S. House hasn't spoken. No legal team for former longtime suburban congressman...
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Who replaces Blagojevich as the bad guy now, Rauner or Madigan?Jun 04, 2015 1:00 am - The last time state lawmakers were set to do battle all summer long over the state budget, Republicans and many Democrats at least had a common enemy. Now the two partie...
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U.S. weighs response to Cold War threatsJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is weighing a range of aggressive responses to Russia's alleged violation of a Cold War-era nuclear treaty, including deploying lan...
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Data shows no stopping nor slowing of global warmingJun 04, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Global warming has not stopped or even slowed in the past 18 years, according to a new federal study that rebuts doubters who've claimed that that heating t...