Articles filed under Politics
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IHSA could limit some football practice tacklingJan 23, 2014 4:30 am - As high school football players and other fans across Illinois get set to watch the Super Bowl, one suburban lawmaker is working with the Illinois High School Associatio...
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Brady: School pay raises should have consequencesJan 23, 2014 4:30 am - Republican candidate for governor and state Sen. Bill Brady of Bloomington says local schools should pay for state pension costs that result from pay raises given to tea...
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Treasurer candidate criticizes incumbent on travelJan 22, 2014 4:42 pm - A Democratic candidate for Illinois treasurer is criticizing the Republican incumbent and governor candidate Dan Rutherford for spending on state travel allegedly to pro...
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State education board asks for more moneyJan 22, 2014 4:29 pm - The Illinois State Board of Education plans to ask lawmakers today for $1 billion more to pay for schools around the state. But as Illinois continues to sit on billions ...
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Sentencing underway for fundraiserJan 22, 2014 3:54 pm - A witness at former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s initial trial testified Wednesday at the sentencing of a Chicago-area businessman convicted of bribing doctors for referrals t...
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Three Naperville Republicans seeking two Will County Board seatsJan 22, 2014 1:07 pm - Two Republican incumbents running as a team are seeking their party’s nomination against a single challenger in the race for two District 11 seats on the Will County Boa...
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Schaumburg science teacher invited to State of the UnionJan 22, 2014 10:10 am - Michelle Burke never thought teaching science and running a technology education program at Addams Junior High School in Schaumburg would earn her a seat at the State of...
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Libertyville voters get more info on Brainerd planJan 22, 2014 4:30 am - Libertyville voters who will decide whether to raise taxes to save and rehab a nearly century-old local landmark now have more detailed information to use in making thei...
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Ex-Illinois House speaker Robert Blair II diesJan 21, 2014 6:40 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Former House Speaker W. Robert Blair II, who helped modernize the Illinois Legislature and swiftly established a legacy as a visionary unafraid to ruffle f...
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Dillard: Call Midwestern truce on job stealingJan 21, 2014 12:46 pm - State Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale said if elected governor he’d work on calling a truce with other Midwestern states to try to prevent them from stealing jobs from eac...