Articles filed under Politics
-
Rauner to tour Illinois after winning officeNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - Republican Governor-elect Bruce Rauner is planning a statewide tour by plane after ousting Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. Rauner spokesman Lance Trover says stops on Friday...
-
Gay marriage on way back to U.S. Supreme CourtNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - CINCINNATI - A month after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to rule on gay marriage, the issue is headed its way again. A federal appeals court Thursday halted a run of r...
-
Illinois treasurer race still too close to callNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - The winner of the race for Illinois treasurer may not be known for weeks, as the vote count remains too close to call and the two candidates differ on the number of vote...
-
Local Democrats power past Rauner machine with fistsNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - Republican Bruce Rauner dominated in the suburban collar counties Tuesday. He managed to persuade a huge number of voters to vote Republican in the governor's race. But ...
-
Obama, GOP leaders test their will for compromiseNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Saying that good ideas don't necessarily come from one party, President Barack Obama said Friday that bipartisan cooperation to advance a variety of issues ...
-
Exit polls: Appeal outside party gave Rauner edgeNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - CHICAGO - Illinois voters were deeply worried about the economy when they elected the state's first Republican governor in more than a decade, and they weren't convinced...
-
State lawmakers approve fracking rulesNov 06, 2014 12:01 am - Illinois lawmakers signed off Thursday on long-awaited rules regulating high-volume oil and gas drilling, clearing the way for companies to get "fracking" permits and un...
-
Texas' Perry in court for heated pretrial hearingNov 06, 2014 12:01 am - AUSTIN, Texas - Indicted Texas Gov. Rick Perry is making his first court appearance on felony abuse of power charges, sitting largely stoically through heated arguments ...
-
Federal rail chief returning to Chicago for policy jobNov 06, 2014 12:01 am - The U.S. government's railroad chief is leaving his post and returning to Illinois in January to take up a policy position with the Chicago area's regional planning orga...
-
Lawyer: Reasonable doubt in Pittsburgh poison caseNov 06, 2014 12:01 am - PITTSBURGH - A lawyer for a University of Pittsburgh medical researcher accused of poisoning his wife suggested Thursday that an expert pathologist's opinion that her ca...