Articles filed under Politics
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Louisiana governor to speak at Illinois GOP eventJan 17, 2014 3:22 pm - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will speak at a fundraising event next month for the Illinois Republican Party. The Feb. 25 dinner in Chicago comes as the GOP fights to rega...
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Durbin calls to raise minimum wage, blasts RaunerJan 17, 2014 3:21 pm - Illinois Democrats continued their election-year strategy of pushing for a minimum wage hike Friday when U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin used a Martin Luther King breakfast to cal...
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Fundraising records show who’s lining up behind 50th House candidatesJan 17, 2014 9:08 am - Keith Wheeler has a state senator on his side, and Beth Goncher has her boss, a departing state legislator, on hers, according to campaign records for people seeking to ...
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Player in NJ bridge scandal will talk for immunityJan 17, 2014 9:01 am - TRENTON, N.J. — The former appointee of Gov. Chris Christie who directed lane closures that backed up traffic for hours in one New Jersey town is reiterating that he is ...
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Obama fuels reform on some but not all NSA spyingJan 17, 2014 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's orders to change some U.S. surveillance practices put the burden on Congress to deal with a national security controversy that has ...
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Lawmakers question state’s corporate tax breaksJan 17, 2014 7:44 am - Lawmakers on Friday questioned the effectiveness of the tax breaks Illinois gives companies to keep or create jobs, with one legislator saying there’s little verifiable ...
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State Republicans to pick national leader SaturdayJan 17, 2014 4:30 am - Some of the state's top Republicans will gather in Chicago Saturday to pick a new national committeeman, and former DuPage County Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom is on ...
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Tax increase for road repairs on Fox Lake ballotJan 17, 2014 4:15 am - Fox Lake voters will decide in the March 18 primary whether to raise taxes to improve local roads. The village board agreed Nov. 12 to put a referendum on the ballot tha...
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Where's the money coming, going in 65th House GOP raceJan 17, 2014 1:15 am - How much money are the three candidates for the Republican nomination for the state 65th House District seat raising and spending thus far on their campaigns? A check of...
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Judge: Inspector can investigate elective officesJan 16, 2014 7:53 pm - A judge has ruled that Cook County’s inspector general can investigate fraud, corruption and waste in the county assessor’s office and all other independent elected offi...