Articles filed under Politics
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Gambling proponent doesn't have a favored planApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com The Democrat pushing for more gambling in Illinois says he's not yet picked whether to push forward with a plan just for a Chic...
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Tanning salons adjust to new Illinois lawApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - DEKALB, Ill. - Illinois tanning salon owners have adapted to a law banning customers under 18 from tanning beds since the new policy was implemented about four months ag...
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Del Mar, Cleveland will battle for Cook GOP postApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - Political Editor mriopell@dailyherald.com Cook County Republican Party Chairman Aaron Del Mar faces a challenge for the post from Chicago GOP vice chairman Chris Clevela...
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State House orders new audit of anti-violence fundsApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers are seeking a new audit of anti-violence spending under Gov. Pat Quinn after a review in February found "pervasive" mismanagement in an ...
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Chicago-only casino option to face oppositionApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - The regionally divisive concept of expanding gambling only in Chicago is expected to be a central issue in hearings Wednesday as an Illinois lawmaker works...
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Russia tests Obama's ability to stop its advancesApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - With the White House asserting that Russia is stoking instability in eastern Ukraine, President Barack Obama is once again faced with the complicated realit...
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Kotowski: Rifle association not truthful about upcoming meetingApr 15, 2014 1:00 am - The Illinois State Rifle Association is urging its members to pack a suburban Democrat's town hall meeting Thursday even though the gathering isn't intended to have anyt...
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Gas station owners oppose fuel tax hikeApr 14, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Increasing fuel taxes to pay for Illinois road construction will hurt businesses - and hit consumers at the pump, gas station owners said Monday. A transp...
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'Conversion therapy' ban defeated in HouseApr 11, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers voted down a bill banning so-called conversion therapy aimed at changing the sexual orientation of gay youth. The measure sponsored by ...
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Obama to focus civil rights message on votingApr 11, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A day after hailing the Civil Rights Act as a lasting legacy of Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency, President Barack Obama is using another civil rights forum t...