Articles filed under Politics
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Emanuel appoints new Chicago comptrollerDec 06, 2013 4:41 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has appointed a former executive to be the city’s new comptroller. Emanuel announced Friday that he appointed Daniel Widawsky to the position....
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Will County workers approve new 4-year contractDec 06, 2013 3:24 pm - Government workers in Will County voted to approve new four-year contracts. Thursday’s vote came after members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal ...
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Obama’s fixer-upper website races to catch upDec 06, 2013 8:07 am - WASHINGTON — It looks like President Barack Obama’s fickle health insurance website is finally starting to put up some respectable signup numbers, but its job only seems...
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Now that it's law, pension cuts fuel election campaignsDec 06, 2013 4:30 am - Political fallout from the General Assembly's vote Tuesday to cut public pensions is going beyond the Springfield Capitol to campaigns for the nation's Capitol in Washin...
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Editorial: Care about government? Time to pay attentionDec 06, 2013 4:00 am - The last couple of months have been a whirlwind of headlines for the Illinois General Assembly and Congress. Controversial votes on pensions, gay marriage and concealed ...
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Schaumburg Township GOP Christmas party Dec. 8Dec 05, 2013 3:26 pm - The Schaumburg Township Republican Organization will host its annual Christmas party from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 at Pop’s Pizza & Sports Bar, 817 E. Nerge Road in Ro...
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Quinn signs pension overhaul into lawDec 05, 2013 1:25 pm - In a private ceremony attended by a few lawmakers, Gov. Pat Quinn signed landmark legislation Thursday to reform Illinois’ massively-underfunded pension system, though l...
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Businesses concerned about inaction on incentivesDec 05, 2013 1:18 pm - Illinois took a giant step toward fixing its biggest financial problem Thursday by putting a sweeping pension reform on the books, but legislators’ inaction on tax incen...
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Pension fight could create deeper fiscal holeDec 04, 2013 5:12 pm - SPRINGFIELD — With the fight over solving Illinois’ worst-in-the-nation pension shortfall now headed to the courts, the financially troubled state faces a grim possibili...
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State workers, retirees worry about pension changesDec 04, 2013 5:12 pm - Teachers, welfare specialists and other public employees in Illinois are nervous about pension changes that lawmakers approved Tuesday in an attempt to resolve the state...