Articles filed under Politics
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Dillard releases tax return informationDec 23, 2013 10:03 am - Illinois gubernatorial candidate Kirk Dillard paid $76,000 in state and federal taxes in 2012 on $353,785 in income. The Hinsdale Republican released his family’s income...
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Durbin, Kirk part of political party-crossing bromanceDec 21, 2013 4:48 pm - On Capitol Hill, where the partisan divide runs so deep it has shut down the government, it can be unusual for members of opposing parties to publicly join together for ...
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Bruce Rauner wins Cook County GOP endorsementDec 21, 2013 3:38 pm - ALSIP — Winnetka venture capitalist Bruce Rauner on Saturday won the Cook County Republican Party’s endorsement in his bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in Illino...
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Obama puts a rosy spin on rough presidential yearDec 20, 2013 8:40 pm - WASHINGTON — Putting a rosy spin on a difficult year, President Barack Obama acknowledged frustrating “ups and downs” on Friday but exulted that the improving economy is...
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Cook County GOP to make rare endorsement for governor SaturdayDec 20, 2013 3:26 pm - The Cook County Republican Party is making its first endorsement in a gubernatorial primary in at least 25 years, calling it a show of cohesion that could boost voter tu...
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Options set for those lacking new health coverageDec 20, 2013 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — People whose existing health care insurance has been canceled because of the Affordable Care Act will not be hit with tax penalties for failing to line up n...
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Obama orders military to review sexual assaultDec 20, 2013 7:51 am - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday gave the military one year to make progress on an epidemic of sexual assault or face potential tougher reforms, hours after...
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Suburban Democrats targeted over graduated income taxDec 20, 2013 4:30 am - The Illinois arm of Americans for Prosperity, a national conservative advocacy group, is targeting a handful of suburban Democratic state lawmakers with video ads in its...
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Duckworth to host Hanover Park veterans forumDec 19, 2013 4:04 pm - Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth will host a veterans forum Friday afternoon in Hanover Park, officials said. The forum at village hall is an opportunity for veterans to sp...
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Obama commutes Rockford man’s life sentenceDec 19, 2013 2:52 pm - After a federal defender told her client Thursday that President Barack Obama had just commuted his life drug sentence and he’d be out of prison by spring, he told her t...