Articles filed under Politics
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Top Democrats stump for Quinn at first lady rallyOct 07, 2014 1:01 am - CHICAGO - First lady Michelle Obama campaigned Tuesday for Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, headlining a small fundraiser and rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She...
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Antioch voters to decide whether to fund rescue servicesOct 06, 2014 5:00 am - Antioch fire officials have said publicly since May that a new funding method is needed for ambulance and rescue services in Antioch and Antioch Township. The Antioch Fi...
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Familiar face appointed to vacant seat on Des Plaines boardOct 06, 2014 1:01 am - A longtime former Des Plaines alderman has been appointed to his old seat. Don Smith was confirmed Monday night as the new 7th Ward alderman, replacing Joanna Sojka, the...
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Kirk: Speed up overdose death prevention drugOct 06, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is asking the Food and Drug Administration to speed up approval of nasal use of a drug that can prevent heroin overdose deaths. The Highland Park Rep...
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Quinn, Rauner open to new gamblingOct 05, 2014 7:00 am - A yearslong debate over whether Arlington International Racecourse should have slot machines and Lake County and Chicago should have casinos is likely to continue under ...
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Souring on Obama is at center in NH's Senate raceOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - The last thing Nancy Vawter expected when she went online with her 22-month-old granddaughter to watch the musician Raffi sing "Wheels on the Bus" was...
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Drivers do the math on metric remnantsOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - TUCSON, Ariz. - North of the U.S.-Mexico border, a relatively barren stretch of an Arizona highway is lined with road signs that tell drivers how many kilometers they ar...
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Geithner due in court to explain 'loan sharky' AIG rateOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - Federal regulators cut a "loan sharky" interest rate on an $85 billion bailout loan to American International Group Inc. because it contributed to a debt service problem...
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Gay marriage debate splinters GOP into 3 campsOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - As same-sex marriage cases cascade through the federal courts, Republican politicians find themselves awkwardly split into three camps. There's a small but gr...
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Ousted Haitian dictator 'Baby Doc' Duvalier diesOct 04, 2014 1:01 am - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Jean-Claude-Duvalier, the self-proclaimed "president for life" of Haiti whose corrupt and brutal regime sparked a popular uprising that sent him...