Articles filed under Politics
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Riopell: Aaron Schock's loss is Bob Dold's win on Ways, Means CommitteeApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Former congressman Aaron Schock's loss is now U.S. Rep. Bob Dold's gain. Dold, a Kenilworth Republican, has been appointed to the powerful House Ways and Means Committee...
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Require a doctor's note for religious vaccine exemption?Apr 23, 2015 1:00 am - State lawmakers Thursday clashed over the religious exemption that lets children attend school without typically required vaccinations. And the Illinois Senate advanced ...
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Illinois students could get credit for lower AP scoresApr 22, 2015 5:30 am - Illinois students could receive college credit for lower test scores on their Advanced Placement exams under a plan from a suburban lawmaker. Legislation introduced by ...
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Rauner cut funeral funding for poor, so now who pays?Apr 22, 2015 5:30 am - Suburban county officials say they'll largely be responsible for the cost of burying or cremating people whose families can't afford it after Gov. Bruce Rauner cut a sta...
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Rauner agenda dealt more criticism, this time in WaucondaApr 22, 2015 5:30 am - Labor union members and their supporters filled the Wauconda High School cafeteria Tuesday night to oppose a controversial proposal by Gov. Bruce Rauner that would weake...
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Change when school boards are elected?Apr 22, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois voters could start picking school board members in the same elections they pick senators and members of Congress under a suburban Democrat's plan that got movin...
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Lawmakers move to extend medical marijuana program past 2017Apr 22, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois' fledgling medical marijuana program could get a longer tryout than originally expected. The law that allows the drug to be sold legally in Illinois is set to r...
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House backs banning some red light camerasApr 22, 2015 1:00 am - A ban on red-light cameras in some suburbs moved a step closer to reality today as a bill to do so won approval in the Illinois House. The House voted 79-26 to outlaw t...
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Effort to ban red-light cameras from smaller suburbs moves to full HouseApr 21, 2015 1:00 am - A plan to eliminate red-light cameras throughout the suburbs is changing, and state Rep. David McSweeney, a Barrington Hills Republican, won preliminary approval to bani...
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Source: DEA chief to resign after cartel sex scandalApr 21, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Michele Leonhart, is expected to resign soon, an Obama administration official said Tuesday. Leonhart is a ...