Articles filed under Politics
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Hanover Park to shop around for Springfield lobbyistAug 08, 2014 5:30 am - Hanover Park Mayor Rodney Craig has long defended the "marvelous" record of the village's lobbyist in Springfield. But that hasn't convinced three village trustees who h...
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New law means you can keep your license after violationAug 08, 2014 5:00 am - A small consolation is coming for lead-footed drivers caught speeding. Gov. Pat Quinn is set to sign a new law soon that will let people who get pulled over for minor tr...
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State officials announce forum for Peotone airportAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois officials will host a forum in September for industry experts to help develop the planned airport in Chicago's South suburbs. Gov. Pat Quinn announced the foru...
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Lawmaker wants override of Quinn's amendatory vetoAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - A Democratic legislator says he'll call for an override of Gov. Pat Quinn's proposed changes to a plan aimed at curbing additional medical bill fees. State Sen. William...
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Illinois posts marijuana patient application formsAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois inched forward on the medical marijuana program application process Friday for patients and caregivers by posting the official forms online, but the state asked...
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Why government fails, and what we should doAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - As election season approaches, I've been pondering a crucial issue about the role of government in our society. It's that our government often fails - and that we need t...
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Mainstream GOP upbeat after sweeping tea partyAug 08, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Mainstream conservatives ran the table in Senate Republican primaries as tea party upstarts lost all six challenges to GOP incumbents, leaving the establish...
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Obama signs veterans' health care overhaulAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - FORT BELVOIR, Va. - President Barack Obama says the government must ensure that the Veterans Affairs Department has the resources to keep up with the demands of troops r...
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Judges weigh gay marriage cases from 4 statesAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - CINCINNATI - Judges Martha Craig Daughtrey and Deborah L. Cook made it clear fairly quickly they stood on opposite sides of the same-sex marriage debate. Their colleague...
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Term limits may be on Arlington Hts. ballot in NovemberAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - An Arlington Heights resident is trying again to get term limits for elected officials enacted in Arlington Heights, and has presented petitions that may get the initiat...