Articles filed under Politics
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Elburn considering special referendum for police taxFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - Elburn officials will discuss Monday whether to pursue having a special election this year to ask permission to charge property taxes to pay for police officers' pension...
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Elgin lawmaker calls for mental health center auditFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - State Rep. Anna Moeller, an Elgin Democrat, wants the state's top auditor to investigate events surrounding an escaped prisoner from the Elgin Mental Health Center last ...
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Endorsement: Pilafas, Stanton, Newell for Hoffman Estates trusteeFeb 27, 2015 12:00 am - Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod delivered his annual state of the village address Wednesday to the Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the mood was d...
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Roskam Medicare plan gets movingFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - A proposal from U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam aimed at curbing Medicare fraud is set to make it to the House floor this week. The Wheaton Republican's plan could, among other t...
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Lawmakers propose to slow heroin use with new billsFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - A uniform statewide system that tracks drug overdoses could help Illinois address widespread heroin use in the suburbs, a local lawmaker says. While exact details of the...
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Town hall meets on ambulance questionFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - Town hall meetings to discuss funding ambulance service in Antioch and Antioch Township will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at Fire Station 3, 24675 Grass Lake Ro...
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Farnham sentencing won't be delayed for illnessFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - A federal judge will not delay sentencing former state Rep. Keith Farnham for child pornography, even though Farnham's attorney said his client is in hospice care for an...
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Justices appear to favor Muslim denied job over headscarfFeb 25, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Have you heard the one about the Sikh, the Hasidic Jew, the Muslim and the nun who walked into a job interview? Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito channele...
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Measles 'patient zero' and why outbreak might not be overFeb 25, 2015 12:00 am - The rate of new measles cases in the suburbs has slowed, but the state's top public health official says it's not yet time to consider the latest suburban outbreak over....
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Prosecutor on Saddam Hussein case to address Palatine RepublicansFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - Former Illinois Attorney General candidate Paul Schimpf will discuss his role as a prosecutor in the case against former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein during next month...