Articles filed under Politics
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George W. Bush shows off paintings with Jay LenoNov 20, 2013 8:43 am - LOS ANGELES — Former President George W. Bush showed off his painting and his granddaughter and poked fun of his post-White House years on the “The Tonight Show” with Ja...
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Albuquerque voters reject late-term abortion banNov 20, 2013 7:48 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Voters in New Mexico’s largest city soundly defeated a ban on late-term abortions Tuesday in a municipal election that was being closely watched as a...
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Supreme Court lets Texas abortion law stay for nowNov 20, 2013 7:48 am - AUSTIN, Texas — A third of Texas’ abortion clinics will stay closed after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene in an ongoing legal dispute over a tough new law t...
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Gay marriage raises questions for businessesNov 19, 2013 4:00 pm - When same-sex couples begin to wed in Illinois this summer, some of the businesses that make those weddings happen may face a delicate predicament. While the new legisl...
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Cook County candidate filing opens Nov. 25Nov 19, 2013 3:47 pm - Cook County candidates running in the March 18, 2014 primary election can begin filing their nomination petitions at the Cook County Clerk’s office on Monday, Nov. 25. O...
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Kane animal control director: Mortgage payments will be caught upNov 19, 2013 11:23 am - Robert Sauceda’s first report as Kane County’s interim animal control director was a smooth and friendly affair. Sauceda did his part by announcing good news: The facili...
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Candidate paperwork due soonNov 18, 2013 5:09 pm - Candidates running in Lake County’s March 2014 primary election will begin filing nominating papers at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25. Paperwork is due at the county clerk’s ...
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Naperville attorney jumps into secretary of state raceNov 18, 2013 2:33 pm - A Republican school board president from DuPage County is taking on Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White in the 2014 election. Naperville attorney Mike Webster, who l...
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Nybo joins race to succeed DillardNov 18, 2013 9:50 am - Former state Rep. Chris Nybo says he’s joining the Republican primary race to succeed Sen. Kirk Dillard in the Illinois Senate. Nybo will take on state Rep. Dennis Rebol...
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Editorial: It’s time for bipartisan solutions on health careNov 17, 2013 4:00 am - You may remember Joe Walsh. A flamboyant populist conservative from the suburbs, he ran for Congress in 2010 because, he said, he was worried about his country. He serve...