Articles filed under Politics
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Fifth pension lawsuit filedMar 06, 2014 12:01 am - CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - A fifth lawsuit has been filed by state employees challenging Illinois' new pension law. The lawsuit from current and former employees at the Universit...
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Stolman, Atleson raising more cash for Lake County treasurer's GOP primary raceMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - With the Republican primary election two weeks away, Lake County Treasurer candidate Jeri Atleson has received two more sizable checks from conservative donors, state re...
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GOP, deficit hawks pan Obama's $3.9T budgetMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Republicans are dismissing President Barack Obama's new $3.9 trillion budget as nothing more than a Democratic manifesto for this fall's congressional campa...
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Russia, West try to hammer out Ukraine diplomacyMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - PARIS - The United States and Western diplomats failed to bring Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers together Wednesday for face-to-face talks on the confrontation in...
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Dillard gets AFSCME endorsementMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard today won the backing of the state's largest state employees' union, giving him a trifecta of endorsements from Illinois' most powerful public se...
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Former IRS official refuses to testify at hearingMar 05, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - The former Internal Revenue Service official at the heart of the agency's Tea Party scandal once again refused to answer questions at a congressional hearin...
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Gun owners march on state Capitol, want to 'liberalize' concealed carryMar 05, 2014 12:00 am - Suburbanites at rally want right to have guns anywhere
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Long Grove's proposed property tax facing bumpy roadMar 04, 2014 4:30 am - In charming Long Grove, “big government” are dirty words. The village was founded in the late 1950s on several guiding principles, including to resist property taxes and...
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Fire chief concerned about lack of blood donationsMar 04, 2014 12:01 am - Mundelein Fire Chief Tim Sashko was among a collection of officials from across the state Tuesday voicing a concern about the harsh winter causing a drop in blood donati...
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Lawmakers want new heroin laws by summerMar 04, 2014 12:00 am - State lawmakers said Tuesday they'd like to approve a package of new rules this year to try to combat heroin addiction in the suburbs and around the state. A large panel...