Articles filed under Politics
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US, Cuba address obstacles to resuming diplomatic tiesJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - HAVANA (AP) - The United States and Cuba are trying to eliminate obstacles to normalized ties as the highest-level U.S. delegation to the communist island in more than t...
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Lew says Congress should turn efforts toward business taxesJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Obama administration is pushing Congress to simplify federal business taxes after Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said Democrats and Republicans are too fa...
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Republicans playing the long game on term limitsJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - A key effort of the Rauner campaign has re-emerged in the legislature, but the suburban lawmaker behind it says he's playing the long game. State Rep. Ron Sandack, a Dow...
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Obama veto threat targets Kirk plan on IranJan 22, 2015 12:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, a Highland Park Republican, said he expects the Senate to move forward with a proposal increasing sanctions on Iran despite President Barack Obama's...
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Local Republican tries to do away with red-light camerasJan 22, 2015 12:00 am - A suburban Republican wants to do away with the state law that allows red-light cameras to spy on drivers. State Rep. David McSweeney, a Barrington Hills Republican, int...
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Rauner visiting Harper College career and tech center Friday after $38 million renovationJan 22, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner will speak at the opening of Harper College's Career and Technical Education Center Friday morning. A $38 million renovation converted Building H on th...
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Amid 2016 chatter, Romney and Jeb Bush to meet in UtahJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - MIAMI (AP) - Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney are meeting in Utah as the two men explore 2016 presidential bids. An aide to the former Florida governor confirmed the private mee...
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Woodland Dist. 50 seeking temporary tax cap hike for A/CJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 voters will decide in April whether to grant the district a higher property tax cap for one year to raise money for installation of air c...
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Gambling backers renew casino push despite declinesJan 20, 2015 4:30 am - Backers of more gambling in Illinois are getting ready to introduce legislation that would create five new casinos and allow slot machines at horse racing tracks like Ar...
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U.S. reps from suburbs sound off on Obama's speechJan 20, 2015 12:01 am - Suburban members of Congress had these reactions to President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night. His speech sought to highlight recent economic gai...