Articles filed under Politics
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Prospect Hts. hosts property tax seminarNov 04, 2013 3:50 pm - Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak will host a seminar on appealing property tax assessments at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at St. Alphonsus Liguori Cath...
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Sen. Kirk makes first floor speech since strokeNov 04, 2013 3:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk made his first speech on the Senate floor since suffering a stroke, urging lawmakers' approval of legislation to outlaw hiring discrimination based o...
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Lawlor to testify in Springfield about election commissionNov 04, 2013 1:25 pm - As Lake County officials await a judicial ruling that could decide who runs local elections in 2014 and beyond, County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor on Tuesday will tell s...
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Democrat Kilkelly running for Lake County clerkNov 04, 2013 10:48 am - Democrat Janet Kilkelly, president of the Waukegan Park District board, has announced she’ll run for Lake County clerk in 2014. Kilkelly is the first candidate to step ...
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Carpentersville colonel enters GOP primary for CongressNov 04, 2013 8:03 am - Republican Larry Kaifesh of Carpentersville, a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, announced today he’ll enter the GOP primary race to take on Democratic U.S. Rep....
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Kirk working to improve care for stroke patientsNov 03, 2013 8:18 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is pressing his agenda of improving care for stroke patients. The Republican from Highland Park suffered a stroke in 2012. He’s holding a press confe...
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Obama heads to Virginia to campaign for McAuliffeNov 03, 2013 7:39 am - HARRISONBURG, Va. — President Barack Obama is lending his political heft to Terry McAuliffe’s campaign for Virginia governor while Republican Ken Cuccinelli is flying fr...
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Speaker calls Illinois 'most crooked, most broke' at political summitNov 02, 2013 6:00 pm - The guest roster read like a Who's Who of local and national Republican and conservative figures. Among them were U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, former congressman and now broa...
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Graduated tax would be 'disaster,' McSweeney tells SummitNov 02, 2013 11:00 am - The adoption of a graduated income tax in Illinois “would be a disaster for the Illinois economy” that would hurt small business and families, State Rep. David McSweeney...
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The SoapboxNov 02, 2013 5:00 am - A place for remembering: If you’re looking for a chance to reflect and remember, a Healing Field of Honor opens Sunday near West Aurora High School. Sponsors hope to hav...