Articles filed under Politics
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GOP opposition to school funding bill irks sponsorSep 29, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Suburban House Republicans, fearing that majority Democrats could take money away from their school districts in a postelection vote, have thrown up promin...
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New mom Chelsea Clinton celebrates baby daughterSep 27, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton say they are "blessed, grateful, and so happy" to become grandparents. Th...
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Michelle Obama to campaign for Gov. QuinnSep 27, 2014 1:01 am - CHICAGO - First lady Michelle Obama is expected to campaign for Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn in Chicago next month. The White House confirmed Saturday that the first lady w...
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Gazprom, Ukraine in a gas dispute as winter approachesSep 27, 2014 1:01 am - KIEV, Ukraine - The frigid water that comes out of the hot faucet of Alexander Korniienko's shower in Kiev is a warning for his nation: After months without natural gas ...
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James Traficant, convicted ex-congressman, diesSep 27, 2014 1:01 am - CLEVELAND - James Traficant, the colorful Ohio politician whose conviction for taking bribes and kickbacks made him only the second person to be expelled from Congress s...
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Quinn, Rauner address Illinois millennialsSep 27, 2014 1:01 am - CHICAGO - Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican Bruce Rauner each appealed to younger voters Saturday for help in winning the Illinois governor's office, telling a cr...
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Base policymaking on evidenceSep 26, 2014 5:01 am - Prisons vastly are overcrowded. College tuition is rising fast. Roads and bridges are crumbling. Public pensions are on the verge of disaster. Why is Illinois state gove...
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Illinois schools seeking CO detector installationSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Some Illinois school officials who don't want to wait months to find out if they have to install carbon monoxide detectors are taking matters into their ow...
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Rauner: Specifics on property taxes will be worked out after electionSep 26, 2014 1:00 am - Republican Bruce Rauner said he'll work with lawmakers after the Nov. 4 election to decide how to deliver on his campaign promise to freeze property taxes, leaving voter...
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Batavia school referendum: 'No' to borrowing $15 millionSep 26, 2014 12:01 am - Batavia school officials wanted to know what residents thought about borrowing $15 million for buildings and grounds projects, and residents overwhelmingly told them not...