Articles filed under Politics
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Endorsements: Yes on Fox Lake FPD referendumMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - With a small staff of professional firefighters and decreasing reserves of qualified volunteers, the Fox Lake Fire Protection District has reason to worry about how well...
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Conservative push to back Rauner agenda on tap in suburbsMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - As the Springfield budget battle brews, conservatives are planning to put the pressure on in the suburbs. Americans for Prosperity, a national conservative organization ...
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Endorsements: No on Sleepy Hollow property tax increaseMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - Mike Tennis is a member of the village finance committee. Sorry, we're having a tough time figuring out what has changed in Sleepy Hollow since last fall when vote...
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Chief justice: Rauner budget would end probation for 47,000Mar 19, 2015 1:00 am - A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the number of people who would go without probation. The correct number is 47,000 Illinois Supreme Court Chief J...
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Farnham joins list of Illinois politicians sentenced to prisonMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - Former state Rep. Keith Farnham's federal sentence Thursday puts him in a long line of state officials who have been sent to prison, though for a far different reason. T...
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Rauner meeting leaves Tri-Cities mayors feeling better about income tax fund lossMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - Tri-Cities leaders and Campton Hills Village President Patsy Smith walked into a meeting with Gov. Bruce Rauner on Thursday morning filled with trepidation about possibl...
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Endorsement: 'Yes' to reduce size of Elk Grove fire district boardMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - It's never easy to predict the mind of voters. That's why we have the elections, right? But a tax-saving proposal with almost no material impact on the daily life of the...
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Endorsement: 'Yes' on West Aurora School Dist. 129 building planMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - There's good debt and there's bad debt, and some people might think a school district wanting to borrow $84.2 million - as West Aurora School District 129 wants to do fo...
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4 things to know about Schock resignation, special electionMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock's surprise announcement Tuesday that he'll resign his seat set off a new round of questions about what happens next for the Pe...
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Endorsements: 'No' on electing Warrenville fire boardMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Residents of the Warrenville Fire Protection District will be asked April 7 if district trustees should be elected rather than appointed. Seems like a slam-dunk vote for...