Articles filed under Politics
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Illinois minimum wage could end up a ballot questionMay 20, 2014 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — House Democrats Tuesday moved to let voters weigh in on whether Illinois' minimum wage should be increased to $10 an hour, a ballot question that could dou...
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Longest-serving state House speakers in the nationMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' Michael Madigan is currently the longest-serving House speaker in the U.S. by nearly a decade, but he is not the longest-serving speaker ever. Th...
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Quinn urges House Democrats to support tax hikeMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn tried Monday to persuade House Democrats to extend the state's temporary income tax increase to avoid what he says would be "savage" budget ...
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Bill filed to give homeowners a $500 tax refundMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - A proposal to give Illinois homeowners a $500 property tax refund has been introduced in the General Assembly. House Speaker Michael Madigan filed the legi...
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IDOT official resigns, is under investigationMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois Department of Transportation administrator has resigned amid an investigation into his time at the agency. Agency spokesman Guy Tridgell said ...
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Michael Madigan leader tested anewMay 19, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - On a golden plaque in the state Capitol that commemorates Illinois' long history of House speakers, one name takes up three entire columns: Michael Madigan...
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Pension penalties drop, but some schools still owe over $100,000May 18, 2014 8:00 am - Two of the largest suburban school districts paid six-figure penalties for giving pension-boosting pay hikes for retiring educators in the 2012-13 school year, eight yea...
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Synagogues welcome Jerusalem Post correspondentMay 18, 2014 1:01 am - Herb Keinon, the Jerusalem Post's diplomatic correspondent, will discuss "Between a Rocket and a Hard Place: A non-sensational look at Israel's current state of affairs ...
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New NAACP leader: I'm Brown v. Board beneficiaryMay 17, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - As a Head Start and Yale Law School graduate, Cornell William Brooks calls himself a direct beneficiary of Brown v. Board Education. Now the lawyer and acti...
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Obama considering new housing, budget leadersMay 17, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Shuffling his second-term Cabinet, President Barack Obama plans to nominate Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan to be budget director and is considering San Ant...