Articles filed under Politics
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Rodman sets team for North Korea gameJan 05, 2014 2:02 am - Dennis Rodman has named a team of former NBA players to play an exhibition basketball game in Pyongyang, North Korea. Rodman will lead the team that includes former NBA ...
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Congress to overhaul mandatory sentencing lawsJan 04, 2014 1:52 pm - WASHINGTON — An unusual alliance of tea party enthusiasts and liberal leaders in Congress is pursuing major changes in the country’s mandatory sentencing laws. What’s mo...
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U.S. war on smoking started 50 years agoJan 04, 2014 1:48 pm - ATLANTA — Fifty years ago, ashtrays seemed to be on every table and desk. Athletes and even Fred Flintstone endorsed cigarettes in TV commercials. Smoke hung in the air ...
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Coffee shop stop:Jan 03, 2014 3:34 pm - State Rep. Carol Sente of Vernon Hills will host a Coffee Shop Stop from 9 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, at Bontà Italian bakery, 430 N. Milwaukee Ave., Lincolnshire....
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Looking ahead to 2014 in Lake CountyJan 03, 2014 5:00 am - Budgets have not been as tight as the economy continues to loosen, and projects of varying degrees are pending or proposed in several Lake County communities. Voters wi...
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Rauner adds $4 million to campaign fundJan 02, 2014 3:19 pm - Republican governor candidate Bruce Rauner says he raised more than $4 million for his campaign during the final three months of 2013. The tally includes $1 million that...
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Justices took donations from groups tied to pension lawJan 02, 2014 3:19 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The potential arbiters of Illinois’ pension-reform law have collected nearly $3 million in campaign contributions during the past 13 years from groups that...
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More retired workers sue over new pension lawJan 02, 2014 3:17 pm - Two groups of retired state employees on Thursday became the latest organizations to pursue a court challenge of a new plan to eliminate Illinois’ $100 billion public pe...
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Editorial: Safety, responsibility get boost in new lawsJan 02, 2014 6:48 am - Comparisons are always dangerous when it comes to something as broad as state law, but it is likely that no law among those taking effect in Illinois this week will have...
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Should car dealers be allowed to open on Sundays?Jan 01, 2014 10:00 pm - Jack Zimmerman thinks his employees need and deserve Sundays off. Zimmerman, the owner of Zimmerman Ford in St. Charles, is in a business where state law bans him from s...