Articles filed under Politics
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Both sides agree: No major budget deal foreseenOct 25, 2013 6:27 am - WASHINGTON — On this, GOP budget guru Rep. Paul Ryan and top Senate Democrat Harry Reid can agree: There won’t be a “grand bargain” on the budget. Instead, the Wisconsin...
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Judge to decide in 2 weeks if law ordering new Lake County election panel is legalOct 25, 2013 5:48 am - A judge will take two weeks to decide whether the controversial state law ordering the creation of a Lake County election commission is legal. Kane County Judge David Ak...
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Suburbs turned out to see Kennedy, but didn’t vote for himOct 25, 2013 5:30 am - The suburbs didn’t have many Democrats in 1960 when John F. Kennedy made a broad campaign sweep through the area just weeks before the presidential election. Though Kenn...
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Nekritz uses a football term: Pension reform 'at the one-yard line'Oct 25, 2013 4:30 am - State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat who's been toward the front of the debate over teachers' and state workers' retirements for a few years now, says she's ...
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Oct. 25, 1960: John Kennedy campaigned among Republicans in the suburbsOct 25, 2013 4:30 am - As he embarked on a 14-hour motorcade that would wend through several communities outside Chicago on Oct. 25, 1960, presidential candidate John F. Kennedy said at the O'...
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Wehrli joins DuPage Forest Preserve president raceOct 24, 2013 6:06 pm - For the first time in 20 years, an incumbent DuPage County Forest Preserve president is not seeking re-election and the vacancy is drawing interest from at least half of...
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Quinn says more work needed on gun sentences billOct 24, 2013 4:36 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says he favors a “comprehensive approach” when it comes to a bill that toughens gun crime sentences. The Chicago Democrat has long favored gun control, i...
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Quinn: Veto session valuable to ‘lay foundation’Oct 24, 2013 4:36 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says he’s not discouraged that lawmakers came away from two days of their fall veto session without tackling any of the major issues on their agenda. The ...
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County board committee on same page with confidential hiring planOct 24, 2013 3:42 pm - Apprehension toward a plan to dump Kane County’s hiring process in favor of a more streamlined plan that would allow elected officials to interview candidates for top-le...
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GOP gubernatorial candidates visit RosemontOct 24, 2013 2:11 pm - The four Republican candidates for governor will appear at a conservative conference next weekend in Rosemont. The Restore Illinois Summit, a gathering of the Americans ...