Articles filed under Politics
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House GOP has a Homeland Security funding dilemmaMar 01, 2015 12:00 am - House Republican leaders will face a familiar dilemma this week when they try again to approve funding to keep the Department of Homeland Security functioning through th...
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Denise Rotheimer: Candidate ProfileFeb 28, 2015 10:00 pm - Lake County Board District 5 (Republican)
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Judy Martini: Candidate ProfileFeb 28, 2015 10:00 pm - Lake County Board District 5 (Republican)
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Rand Paul wins CPAC straw pollFeb 28, 2015 12:00 am - OXON HILL, Md. - Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference's annual presidential preference straw poll. Pollsters announced Saturday a...
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Wisconsin's Walker adjusting to presidential politicsFeb 28, 2015 12:00 am - OXON HILL, Md. - Scott Walker may have won three elections in the past four years, but he's still finding his way in presidential politics. The Wisconsin governor made a...
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What does Rahm's rough week mean for suburban casino expansion?Feb 27, 2015 4:30 am - Proposals in recent years that would put slot machines at Arlington International Racecourse and a new casino in Lake County have included a big gambling palace in Chica...
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A push is on to abolish DuPage County's forest boardFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - A suburban lawmaker says she wants to eliminate the DuPage County Forest Board, a push that comes weeks after Gov. Bruce Rauner pointed to the county as a potential mode...
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Images: CPAC 2015Feb 27, 2015 12:00 am - The 42nd annual Conservative Political Action Conference entered its second day Friday. This year's event at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, just outsid...
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Russian opposition leader assassinatedFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - MOSCOW - Boris Nemtsov, a charismatic former deputy prime minister turned Russian opposition leader, was shot and killed in Moscow Saturday, officials said. Nemtsov's ...
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Congress passes one-week stopgap Homeland Security billFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Bordering on dysfunction, Congress passed a one-week bill late Friday night to avert a partial shutdown of the Homeland Security Department, as leaders in b...