Articles filed under Politics
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Prairie chickens an election issueJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - NEWTON -- A program to boost Illinois' declining population of greater prairie chickens is becoming an election-year issue, with some turning the bird into a feathered s...
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Quinn says Obama library belongs in ChicagoJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn says an Obama presidential library should be in Chicago, but he doesn't have a favorite site. The Chicago Democrat spoke to reporters after an unrelated ...
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Chicago, New York, Hawaii bid for Obama libraryJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - At least six locations in three different states entered official bids by Monday's deadline in an effort to house Barack Obama's presidential library. Four of the confir...
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Lawmaker wants probe of $33 million health campaignJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - A Republican state lawmaker has called for an investigation into how Illinois spent $33 million in federal money to promote President Barack Obama's health care law - in...
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Judge lifts federal oversight on Chicago hiringJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - Who you know may not be enough to land a job at Chicago's city hall anymore. A federal judge on Monday ended nine years of federal oversight of Chicago municipal hiring,...
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Quinn signs Medicaid service restorationJun 16, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law Monday that would restore some Medicaid services the state cut in 2012 and could give Illinois access to about $2.4 billion in federal money ...
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Gun control group marches across Brooklyn BridgeJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Some carried photos of loved ones cut down by a bullet. Others held signs imploring Congress to act. And nearly all shouted out "Not one more," a tear-stained...
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GOP tries to navigate shifting political terrainJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - The 2014 primary season, while leaving the Republicans in good shape for the fall elections against the Democrats, has done little to quiet their internal t...
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Kirk calls on VA official to declare emergencyJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is calling for accelerated access to doctors for veterans facing extreme wait times for treatment within the Veterans Affairs system. The Illinois Re...
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Arizona Republicans threaten action over immigrationJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - By Reid Wilson/The Washington Post Arizona officials are threatening legal action to stop the Obama administration from moving hundreds of undocumented immigrants from T...