Articles filed under Politics
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Lobbying activity falls to 4-year low in Cook CountyJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - Lobbyists were paid almost $1.2 million for reaching out to officials in Cook County during the first half of 2014, but lobbying activity during that six-month period wa...
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Illinois receives 305 migrant childrenJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - New federal data show Illinois received 305 unaccompanied children caught at the U.S. border this year. The Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for ...
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Michelle Obama attends Chicago fundraiser for DemocratsJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - First lady Michelle Obama is in Chicago to raise money for Democrats, eat at a local restaurant and perhaps attend a concert. The president's wife told about 100 people ...
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Quinn backs county ballot measure on gun lawsJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has thrown his support behind a Cook County ballot measure that asks voters to weigh in on Illinois gun laws. The Democrat called on county residents Thu...
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Wisconsin GOP files complaint over Trek adJul 23, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Republican Party filed a complaint Tuesday with the state elections board over a full-page newspaper ad by Trek Bicycle Co...
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Home-rule push in Barrington raises questionsJul 21, 2014 5:00 am - If there were a morgue for failed suburban referendum requests, many of its drawers would be filled with home-rule measures. Over the past 20 years, a large majority bal...
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Court OKs expedited appeal of term limits caseJul 21, 2014 1:01 am - An Illinois appellate court has agreed to hear an expedited appeal of a ruling that banned a question on term limits from the November ballot. The Chicago-based First Di...
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More studies needed in apparent chokehold deathJul 21, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The medical examiner's office has not yet determined what caused the death of a New York City man who appeared to be held in a chokehold as police attempted t...
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Editorial: Our take on Rauner's plan to get Illinois movingJul 20, 2014 5:01 am - One month ago, we used this space to call on governor candidate Bruce Rauner to present more details in his "blueprint" for fiscal reform. Thursday in Schaumburg, he add...
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Google opens lobbying digs on Congress's doorstepJul 19, 2014 7:35 am - At this week's grand opening party for Google Inc.'s new Washington D.C. offices, South Carolina Representative Mark Sanford stood near trays of peach cobbler milkshakes...