Articles filed under Politics
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Education topic of citizens meeting:Dec 01, 2013 10:50 am - Parents, teachers, administrators, and school board members can discuss the state of education in the community, share their ideas for future legislation, identify conce...
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The SoapboxNov 30, 2013 4:00 am - Taking aim against heroin: Stunned by the record-breaking 43 heroin deaths in DuPage County this year, the county board has set aside $100,000 for a public education cam...
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White House: HealthCare.gov will meet deadline for fixNov 30, 2013 1:55 am - WASHINGTON — Administration officials are preparing to announce Sunday that they have met their Saturday deadline for improving HealthCare.gov, according to government o...
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Obama visits activists fasting for immigrationNov 29, 2013 12:37 pm - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has visited the activists who are fasting to protest House inaction on immigration legislation. On the day after Thanksgiving Obama ...
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Details emerging on proposed pension dealNov 29, 2013 10:54 am - New details were released Friday on a proposed pension deal that would prorate the size of teachers’ and state workers’ yearly pension increases based on how long they w...
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Suburban GOP group endorses every governor hopefulNov 29, 2013 4:30 am - Picking a candidate for governor could be a tough choice for Republican primary voters. For evidence of that, look no further than Barrington. The Barrington Township Re...
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Distance widens between Obama, congressional DemocratsNov 28, 2013 1:25 pm - WASHINGTON — A month after emerging from a government shutdown at the top of their game, many Democrats in Congress newly worried about the party’s re-election prospects...
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Deal on cutting pension benefits now needs votesNov 27, 2013 11:42 am - A bipartisan agreement among top state lawmakers to cut teachers’ and state workers’ pension benefits now has to be sold in a hurry to rank-and-file members ahead of a p...
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Quinn: Best way to campaign is to do the jobNov 27, 2013 6:19 am - Gov. Pat Quinn says the best way to campaign for the 2014 election is to do his job. The Chicago Democrat wouldn’t say much Tuesday about the fact that potential Republ...
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GOP gov. candidate Rauner releases tax returnsNov 27, 2013 6:15 am - A Republican who’s running to become Illinois governor reported more than $53 million in income last year while disclosing he has ownership stakes in three professional ...