Articles filed under Politics
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India demands that US drop case against diplomatDec 19, 2013 6:44 am - NEW DELHI — India’s foreign minister demanded Thursday that the United States drop the case against a diplomat who was arrested and strip-searched in New York City, sayi...
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Voters to decide Round Lake High School expansion, building improvement planDec 19, 2013 4:30 am - Improvements also will be part of referendum on borrowing $29 million
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Quinn wants higher minimum wage by Christmas 2014Dec 18, 2013 3:50 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says he wants to raise Illinois’ minimum wage to at least $10 by Christmas of next year. The Chicago Democrat who’s seeking re-election campaigned on the ...
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Governor shies away from committing to a term limitDec 18, 2013 3:49 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says the best way to implement term limits is for lawmakers to first pass a law that would create an “even playing field.” The Chicago Democrat was asked...
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Former state lawmaker David Regner diesDec 18, 2013 11:22 am - Former Republican state lawmaker and longtime Palatine Township supervisor David Regner died Tuesday. Regner was 82 and had battled a rare form of skin cancer. After los...
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Insurers allow more time to pay under health lawDec 18, 2013 10:42 am - Washington Post WASHINGTON — The nation’s health insurance industry decided Wednesday to extend the deadline until Jan. 10 for Americans to pay for coverage that starts ...
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Duckworth: Signing up for insurance took 8 hoursDec 16, 2013 1:25 pm - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, said she’s happy with the health insurance plan she bought through the federal exchange but admitted she felt the ...
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Moylan vote ‘on the right side of history’Dec 16, 2013 4:00 am - I am writing as a constituent of the 55th District. I would like to express my sincere thanks to Rep. Marty Moylan for casting his vote in favor of marriage equality dur...
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Budget deal may signal era of tiny achievementsDec 15, 2013 7:01 am - WASHINGTON — People hoping for a government that works better can’t decide whether to cheer or lament a bipartisan budget bill that legislative leaders call a breakthrou...
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Fact Checker: GOP leader’s healthcare claimsDec 15, 2013 5:51 am - “Obamacare does not even address the issue of costs. In fact, it exacerbates the problem and causes 85 percent of Americans who had health insurance and who liked it ext...