Articles filed under Politics
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State sues over travel club with local tiesSep 09, 2014 1:01 am - Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming Chicago-area companies collected thousands of dollars from people enrolled in a travel club that never pro...
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Watchdog: VA managers lied about delaysSep 09, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Managers at more than a dozen Veterans Affairs medical facilities lied to investigators about scheduling practices and other issues, the department's inspec...
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Quinn, Rauner spar over supposed lawmaker "bribes"Sep 09, 2014 1:01 am - Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn accused Republican opponent Bruce Rauner of giving lawmakers campaign cash in exchange for votes against legislation Tuesday, but Republicans a...
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Attorney general denies conflict in anti-violence probeSep 08, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Monday defended her right to give legal advice to state lawmakers conducting a probe into a troubled Chicago anti-violence prog...
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Rauner's plan would change education funding formulaSep 08, 2014 1:01 am - The debate over education took the spotlight in Illinois governor's race Monday, with Republican Bruce Rauner proposing overhauls to teacher tenure and the state's schoo...
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Madigan proposes allowing cameras at nursing homesSep 08, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Monday said she will push for legislation to allow video or audio recording devices to be placed in nursing home rooms to monit...
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Bogusz appoints former alderman to replace Sojka on Des Plaines councilSep 08, 2014 1:01 am - Former longtime Des Plaines Alderman Don Smith could return to his old 7th ward seat following 29-year-old Alderman Joanna Sojka's sudden death last month. Mayor Matt Bo...
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Ditka returns to political fray in Rauner adSep 08, 2014 1:01 am - Bears legend Mike Ditka showed he could play on both sides of the ball Sunday in a TV spot for Republican Bruce Rauner. Rauner's campaign debuted an ad during Sunday's B...
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Candidates for Congress will meet on TV next monthSep 06, 2014 7:15 am - Candidates in two of the big suburban races for Congress will meet on TV next month. Republican Bob Dold of Kenilworth and Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfie...
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Taxes, home rule, size of government on ballot for suburban Cook Co. votersSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - America's system of government by the people usually works by electing representatives to make the actual decisions. But sometimes voters have the opportunity through re...