Articles filed under Politics
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45th House candidates want to improve business climateJan 30, 2014 4:30 am - The four Republicans running for the 45th state House seat in the March 18 primary agree Illinois' path back to prosperity begins with creating a business-friendly clima...
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Need more like Sente in SpringfieldJan 30, 2014 4:00 am - This letter is in response baseless accusations made by Leslie Munger in a recent article entitled, “Business Climate Important to 59th District candidates.” Facts are p...
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Democrats in Lake County sheriff primary critical of CurranJan 30, 2014 1:00 am - Democrats vying for Lake County sheriff have a history in law enforcement and share a similar, critical belief that the office needs new leadership. Jason Patt, 35, of Z...
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65th House candidates address state’s financial woesJan 29, 2014 4:15 pm - There’s no disagreement among the Republicans running for the 65th District state house seat about extending the temporary income tax increase of 2011. Absolutely not, s...
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Quinn wants to double earned income tax creditJan 29, 2014 10:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn wants to again double an income tax credit aimed at helping poor Illinois families keep more of the money they earn. Quinn spoke Wednesday d...
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Follow Mike Riopell's tweets during State of the State speechJan 29, 2014 10:00 am - Daily Herald State Government Editor will be tweeting about the State of the State speech as it happens. You can follow his and other related tweets on Gov. Pat Quinn's...
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Reporter: NY congressman apologized for threatJan 29, 2014 9:26 am - NEW YORK — A reporter for a New York City cable news station said Wednesday that U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm called him to apologize for physically threatening him at the en...
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Schaumburg teacher awed at State of UnionJan 29, 2014 8:00 am - Even as Schaumburg science teacher Michelle Burke was waiting to take off from Washington D.C. Wednesday morning, she was still coming down from her once-in-a-lifetime e...
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Republicans say Obama can’t do much without themJan 29, 2014 7:43 am - WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans swiftly and sharply rejected President Barack Obama’s vow to act on his own if lawmakers won’t help him create jobs and narrow the...
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Biden says he could be president, ‘in my heart’Jan 29, 2014 7:43 am - WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that “in my heart” he could be a good president. But Biden emphasized, “I haven’t made a decision to run and I haven...