Articles filed under Politics
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Cook County launching efforts to register 17-year-old votersDec 30, 2013 11:49 am - Beginning Wednesday, most Illinois 17-year-olds will be eligible to register and vote in a primary election — a first in our state’s history, Cook County Clerk David Orr...
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Hispanics, women make a strong showing in CongressDec 30, 2013 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — More Hispanics and women serve in Congress than ever, but the number of veterans in the legislature has continued to steadily decline, according to a demogr...
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President Obama’s fifth year: Fits and startsDec 29, 2013 4:00 am - WASHINGTON — It was a moment for Barack Obama to savor. His second inaugural address over, Obama paused as he strode from the podium last January, turning back for one l...
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A Remap Referendum: It’s time to tell party bosses, ‘Enough’Dec 29, 2013 4:00 am - The voters in the area around Buffalo Grove always seemed to think Sidney Mathias was a likable guy and a responsive legislator. So every two years, they elected him by ...
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Hawaii overshadowed by Chicago for Obama libraryDec 28, 2013 2:22 pm - HONOLULU — Not far from these wind-swept shores, Barack Obama was born and raised, soaking in an island sensibility that his family says he’s carried with him throughout...
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Weren’t you the mayor? Former leaders talk about time since leaving officeDec 28, 2013 7:00 am - When hundreds of jubilant Arlington Heights residents gathered at North School Park for the town’s annual Christmas tree lighting a few weeks ago, Arlene Mulder was amon...
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Retired teachers sue state over pension lawDec 27, 2013 5:12 pm - A group of Illinois school administrators and retired teachers filed a class-action lawsuit Friday seeking to have the new law aimed at eliminating Illinois’ worst-in-th...
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Cook County clerk to do 1st marriage of 2014Dec 27, 2013 9:43 am - Cook County Clerk David will preside over the first Cook County marriage of 2014, at about 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2. A tradition for more than 20 years, Orr marries the ...
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America in 2013: Impressions from around the worldDec 27, 2013 5:00 am - How have events of the past year — namely the U.S. government shutdown, the NSA spying eruption and the conflict in Syria — helped shape the world's view of America? Ass...
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A bumpy 2013 erodes America’s ‘superpower’ statusDec 27, 2013 5:00 am - To many around the world, it made little sense: The world’s most powerful government, so mired in dysfunction that it couldn’t operate. The world’s defender of individua...