Articles filed under Politics
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Voting by mail begins Feb. 6:Feb 04, 2014 2:28 pm - Friday, Feb. 6, is the first day to submit a request for a ballot by mail. While Illinois law requires a separate request for ballot at each election before mailing a vo...
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Rutherford running mate says he doesn’t know details of allegationsFeb 04, 2014 1:17 pm - As unspecified allegations from an unnamed employee dog Illinois Treasurer Dan Rutherford’s campaign for governor, his running mate says he’s been kept away from the det...
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Maine East students win video contest promoting teen votingFeb 04, 2014 1:15 pm - Maine East High School students Andrea Garneata and Veronica Malesinski won a video contest sponsored by the Cook County Clerk to draw attention to the change in the law...
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Care workers seek higher wages in SpringfieldFeb 04, 2014 12:47 pm - A group of workers who care for the mentally disabled converged on Springfield Tuesday to push for higher wages, dropping off 15,000 signed postcards in support of a pay...
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Christie says he sought answers on lane closuresFeb 04, 2014 8:08 am - TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie said he started asking staff members to get more details about traffic jams in the northern New Jersey town of Fort Lee last year soo...
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Truax’s suburban support key against Oberweis cashFeb 04, 2014 4:30 am - Republican state Sen. Jim Oberweis’ decision to use at least a half-million dollars of his own money in his race for U.S. Senate means local support from GOP leaders is ...
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Christie to speak in Chicago next weekFeb 03, 2014 5:40 pm - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is taking questions next week at a prestigious Chicago economic group meeting during a fundraising trip to Illinois. Group representatives...
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Unions, nonprofits want higher caregiver payFeb 03, 2014 4:49 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Union leaders and nonprofit groups are asking Gov. Pat Quinn to support an effort to increase wages for people who care for the developmentally disabled. T...
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Blagojevich transcripts at issue in appealFeb 03, 2014 4:48 pm - Whether to unseal transcripts of FBI wiretaps that were not played at Rod Blagojevich’s corruption trials but that were submitted as part of his appeal became a point of...
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Rutherford’s risk could define campaignFeb 03, 2014 4:47 pm - Treasurer Dan Rutherford was gearing up to make a big splash in the Republican race for Illinois governor with his television ads set to hit the airwaves this week, but ...