Articles filed under Politics
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Court sides with employees in retirement fund caseJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court says a lawsuit can proceed against Fifth Third Bancorp that accused management of irresponsibly investing employee retirement money in the...
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Murphy wants Quinn to testify on anti-violence programJun 25, 2014 1:01 am - A vocal Republican lawmaker called Wednesday for Gov. Pat Quinn to testify before a legislative commission over a scandal-plagued anti-violence program the same day a pu...
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Lawmaker signs most subpoenas for Quinn programJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - Five former state officials under Gov. Pat Quinn's administration will be subpoenaed to testify about a troubled 2010 anti-violence program next month, but the rejection...
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7 called to testify on Quinn's anti-violence programJun 23, 2014 1:01 am - A legislative subcommittee voted Monday to subpoena seven former state officials connected to Gov. Pat Quinn's troubled anti-violence initiative that's also under federa...
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Foster kids finally find love, family with their two dadsJun 22, 2014 7:00 am - Braiden and Michael Neubecker know that their parents will make them cocoa every time it snows. The sister and brother look forward to simple road trips and those grand ...
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NYC mayor a pirate among mermaids at zany paradeJun 21, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio portrayed himself as a man of the people in last year's election. On Saturday, he became a pirate among mermaids. De Blasio...
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Biden foresaw Iraq crisis eight years agoJun 21, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON - As Iraq edges toward chaos, Joe Biden is having a quiet I-told-you-so moment. In 2006, Biden was a senator from Delaware gearing up for a p...
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Lake County giant Robert 'Bob' Depke diesJun 21, 2014 1:01 am - Robert "Bob" Depke was a larger-than-life personality who was a force in Warren Township and Lake County politics for decades. But when it came to family, "he was a mars...
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Election-year budget benefits no oneJun 20, 2014 1:01 am - We expect elected officials to address societal needs with well-designed, effective policy initiatives. Of course, the overtly political milieu in which public policy is...
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Walsh back on air: 'I'm not going anywhere'Jun 20, 2014 1:01 am - Vowing "I'm not going anywhere," former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh was back on the air Friday afternoon, a day after being pulled from his WIND 560-AM show for using racially c...