Articles filed under Politics
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Lawmaker asks for investigation of ComEd charitable givingFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - A suburban lawmaker has asked Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the state's top utility regulator to investigate ComEd's charitable giving. State Sen. Dan Duffy, a Lake ...
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Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline billFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Barack Obama rejected a bill Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding his ve...
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Police secretive about use of phone monitoring devicesFeb 23, 2015 12:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The case against Tadrae McKenzie looked like an easy win for prosecutors. He and two buddies robbed a small-time pot dealer of $130 worth of weed usi...
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Elgin lawmaker: Let people have up to 5 pot plantsFeb 23, 2015 12:00 am - An Elgin lawmaker wants to eliminate the criminal penalties for carrying up to 30 grams of marijuana and allow Illinoisans to have up to five pot plants each. State Sen....
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Fact Checker: Claim that 99% of new income goes to top 1%Feb 22, 2015 6:41 am - "In terms of income as opposed to wealth, almost all of the new income generated in recent years has gone to the top 1 percent. In fact, the latest information that we h...
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Giuliani comments meet bipartisan pushbackFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - Politicians of both parties used Sunday talk-show appearances to condemn former Mayor Rudy Giuliani's remark last week that he didn't think President Barack Obama loved ...
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Mall of America patrons warned of terror threatFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - Visitors to the Mall of America must be "particularly careful" after a terror group threatened the Minneapolis-area tourist attraction, the U.S. Homeland Security secret...
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It's time for presidential candidates to reckon with robotsFeb 21, 2015 6:43 am - WASHINGTON - Presidential candidates have been arguing for more than two decades now about whether free trade is hurting middle-class workers. In 2016, they may launch a...
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Glenbard District 87 candidate speaks out on bus route safetyFeb 21, 2015 6:39 am - A Glenbard High School District 87 school board candidate is raising concerns about student safety along Glenbard East bus routes. Martha Mueller, an East school bus dr...
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U.S. may slow military pullout from AfghanistanFeb 21, 2015 12:00 am - KABUL - The United States and Afghanistan are nearing agreement to rewrite key aspects of their plan for ending U.S. military involvement in the war against Taliban and ...