Articles filed under Politics
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Biden stumps for Quinn, higher wagesAug 25, 2014 1:01 am - Vice President Joe Biden is in Chicago to make a push for the minimum wage and fundraise for Gov. Pat Quinn. Biden participated Monday in a discussion with business owne...
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State renews Get Covered Illinois PR contractAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn's administration has renewed its contract with the public relations firm that handled promotion of Get Covered Illinois in the first year of greatly expan...
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Federal subpoena seeks email of ex-Quinn advisersAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - A federal grand jury has subpoenaed the emails of three former top advisers to Gov. Pat Quinn, including a onetime chief of staff, as part of a criminal investigation in...
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New law could shed light on transit employmentAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - The Regional Transportation Authority eventually will have to include on its website information about worker salaries and spending at Metra, Pace and the Chicago Transi...
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A closer look at the rich, mysterious Koch brothersAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - They are the outsized force in modern American politics, the best-known brand of the big money era, yet still something of a mystery to those who cash their...
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In Illinois, legal users of pot can drive legally Jan. 1, if not impairedAug 22, 2014 4:30 am - On Jan. 1, Illinois residents with medical cannabis cards may purchase marijuana, use it and later drive - legally. If a card holder is pulled over, authorities must pro...
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Perry says he'll be better prepared if he runsAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Friday in a visit to a key early voting state that he was unprepared for and humbled by his first run for president in 2012...
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Rauner's term limits plan rejectedAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner saw his showpiece issue permanently removed from November ballots Friday when the Illinois Supreme Court said it wouldn't ...
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Roskam hires wounded veteran in West Chicago officeAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, says he's hired an Army veteran who was badly injured in an Afghanistan explosion to work on veterans issues. Retired Sgt. ...
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Stopping ISIS will mean widening military commitmentAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The United States has avoided military involvement in Syria's three-year-civil war thus far. Faced with an Islamist extremist group making gains across the ...