Articles filed under Politics
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Glen Ellyn mom frustrated after health insurance cancellation noticeNov 15, 2013 4:15 am - The experience of Danice McGrath's family with the Affordable Care Act has mirrored some of the frustrations voiced nationwide as President Barack Obama's health coverag...
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State lawmakers told to be ready for December sessionNov 13, 2013 3:54 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A top aide to House Speaker Michael Madigan told Illinois lawmakers Wednesday to be ready for a special session in Springfield in December, emailing them s...
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Chicago might name cultural center after Daley’s momNov 13, 2013 3:03 pm - An effort is under way to name the Chicago Cultural Center after late first lady Eleanor “Sis” Daley. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Alderman Jim Balcer introduced l...
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Kane picks animal control head after year of debateNov 13, 2013 4:00 am - Sauceda appointed as interim animal control director
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Long Grove to ask for property tax March 18Nov 12, 2013 9:00 pm - Long Grove residents will have an opportunity March 18 to decide whether a more rigorous road maintenance program is worth paying for after some neighborhood streets hav...
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Dillard picks up DuPage GOP backingNov 12, 2013 2:37 pm - State Sen. Kirk Dillard Tuesday won support of Republican township chairmen in his home of DuPage County, where the candidate for governor has pinned a lot of his primar...
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The secret environmental cost of US ethanol policyNov 12, 2013 10:30 am - CORYDON, Iowa — The hills of southern Iowa bear the scars of America’s push for green energy: The brown gashes where rain has washed away the soil. The polluted streams ...
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Industry takes aim at AP ethanol investigationNov 12, 2013 10:30 am - WASHINGTON — A new Associated Press investigation, which found that ethanol hasn’t lived up to some of the government’s clean-energy promises, is drawing a fierce respon...
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Legal blog seeks recognition from high courtNov 12, 2013 7:57 am - WASHINGTON — One of the most influential news outlets covering the Supreme Court sets up shop on big decision days not in the pressroom with other reporters, but in the ...
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High court won’t hear Okla. ultrasound caseNov 12, 2013 7:55 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is declining to revive Oklahoma’s strict ultrasound law for women seeking abortions. The justices said Tuesday they will let stand a state...