Articles filed under Politics
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Should car dealers start selling on Sundays?Mar 06, 2015 12:00 am - Sunday is a day when you can wander car lots across Illinois, look at sticker prices and not hear a word from a salesman. But state Sen. Jim Oberweis says it's time for ...
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Wisconsin Assembly sends right-to-work bill to Gov. WalkerMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin lawmakers voted Friday to make their state the 25th to enact right-to-work legislation, pushing a fast-tracked bill through the Assembly a...
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Rauner picks District 214 administrator to lead community college boardMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 Associate Superintendent Lazaro Lopez was named chairman of the Illinois Community College Board by Gov. Bruce Rauner Friday....
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County board chairman sends cost-savings ideas to RaunerMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor has sent Gov. Bruce Rauner a list of ways the state could help save his county money. Rauner has proposed cutting the amount of s...
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Constable: Big Brother? Uncle Sam uses your census answersMar 05, 2015 4:30 am - These U.S. Census Bureau mailings to 3.5 million American households a year seem to be asking for trouble in a nation where many residents pooh-pooh climate change, fear...
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State House honors late Rep. Rosemary MulliganMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - The late state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan, who represented Des Plaines for 20 years, was honored on the House floor Thursday. Mulligan died late last year at age 73. "She ne...
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Two suburban Democrats go to Washington to weigh bids for CongressMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - Democrat Brad Schneider is in Washington, D.C., this week, having met with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Tuesday about a potential third rematch run against Republi...
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State wants COD to pay for its own auditMar 05, 2015 12:00 am - Suburban state lawmakers today sent the College of DuPage board's chairwoman a letter asking the board to both comply with a deeper audit than previously proposed and sh...
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Lawmaker wants harsher penalties for scofflaw truckersMar 04, 2015 12:00 am - Lawmakers want to stiffen penalties for truckers who willfully violate safety regulations following a deadly I-88 accident last year near Aurora that killed a tollway wo...
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Fire district open house:Mar 04, 2015 12:00 am - The Fox Lake Fire Protection District will host an open house Sunday, March 8, from 1 to 3 p.m. at fire station No. 2, 306 Washington St., Ingleside, to discuss the ambu...