Articles filed under Politics
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Rauner tours suburbs, Quinn touts Amazon coming to IllinoisOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - With a week to go in a race for governor that has seen nearly everything, the candidates today traded punches over a disease that hasn't infected anyone in Illinois and ...
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Gasp! Rauner orders ketchup on hot dogOct 28, 2014 1:00 am - As part of his suburban swing Tuesday, Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner stopped at a Portillo's in Vernon Hills and committed what some believe to be a Chi...
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Blank check fears about home rule unfounded, Lake Zurich leaders sayOct 26, 2014 8:00 am - Whether Lake Zurich becomes a home-rule community could depend, in part, on how much voters trust their local officials. Approval of home-rule status by voters Nov. 4 wo...
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Quinn, Rauner not so different on some issues, despite adsOct 26, 2014 7:45 am - When Winnetka Republican Bruce Rauner decided to tie a push for term limits on state officials to his campaign for governor, his message was clear: He wanted to be the c...
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Sleepy Hollow voters asked for 82 percent property tax increaseOct 25, 2014 7:50 am - Are voters in the tiny bedroom community of Sleepy Hollow ready for an 82 percent increase in the property taxes they pay? They'll decide Nov. 4 whether to approve a pro...
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U.S. to recognize same-sex marriage in six more statesOct 25, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The federal government is recognizing gay marriage in six more states and extending federal benefits to those couples, Attorney General Eric Holder announce...
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House 20th District candidates McAuliffe, Khan debate income tax increase, social issuesOct 24, 2014 5:30 am - From fiscal to social issues, a longtime Republican state legislator and his Democratic opponent have staked out their differences in a race for the state House's 20th D...
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Next Illinois governor faces tough decisionsOct 24, 2014 5:00 am - As the candidates for Illinois governor make their final pitches to voters with two weeks to go until Election Day, it's clear the winner faces four years littered with ...
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Sex slavery rampant in the suburbs, experts sayOct 24, 2014 5:00 am - Congressman Randy Hultgren, experts address sex slavery at forum in Geneva
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57th District candidates Nekritz, Grossi on opposite ends of pension reform, income taxOct 24, 2014 1:01 am - There's not much the candidates for the state House's 57th District seat agree on, from pension reform to extending the income tax increase. Still, Bill Grossi, a Republ...