Articles filed under Politics
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Slain Antioch woman’s daughter, state rep want tougher orders of protectionJan 10, 2014 10:48 am - To Jamie Kephart, an order of protection is just a piece of paper. “The fact that it’s called an ‘order of protection’ is a complete joke,” Kephart said. Kephart’s moth...
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GOP candidate Rauner flips stance on minimum wageJan 10, 2014 10:00 am - The rising issue of a minimum wage hike tripped up Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner on Thursday, as he declared his previous support for cutting Illinois'...
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Minimum-wage controversy might sound familiarJan 10, 2014 9:00 am - Controversy over Republican candidate for governor Bruce Rauner's changing public comments about whether he wants to lower the Illinois minimum wage — or raise the feder...
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NJ town caught in scandal loves, hates that bridgeJan 10, 2014 7:35 am - FORT LEE, N.J. — When Mayor Mark Sokolich’s annual Christmas card showed up in mailboxes a few weeks ago, some residents took careful note of the photo selected for the ...
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Chief official believed NJ lane closings illegalJan 10, 2014 7:00 am - TRENTON, N.J. — The September lane closings near the George Washington Bridge that caused huge traffic jams and now appear to have been politically orchestrated by a mem...
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Suburban health officials say get the flu shotJan 10, 2014 4:30 am - It's not the common cold. The flu this year has been sending people across the suburbs to intensive care units, and some have even died. And officials say that while f...
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Clip: Rauner ‘adamantly’ against minimum wage hikeJan 09, 2014 7:00 pm - Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner is again explaining his reversal on raising the minimum wage after video footage surfaced of him saying he’s “adamantly, ...
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Christie fires aide, apologizes for traffic jamsJan 09, 2014 7:53 am - TRENTON, N.J. — Moving quickly to quell a widening political scandal, Gov. Chris Christie fired one of his top aides Thursday and apologized repeatedly for the “abject s...
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GOP Senate primary race down to twoJan 09, 2014 7:00 am - Members of the Illinois State Board of Elections today removed two Republicans and a Lake Bluff Democrat running for Congress from the March primary ballot. The vote to ...
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Quinn’s running mate continues working in ConnecticutJan 08, 2014 4:14 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Pat Quinn’s running mate will continue working in Connecticut until March 1, just days before he appears on the ballot in Illinois’ Democratic primary...