Articles filed under Politics
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Durbin: GOP leader told Obama 'I cannot even stand to look at you'Oct 24, 2013 8:00 am - Illinois Senator Dick Durbin said on his Facebook page this weekend that a top House Republican leader told President Barack Obama, “I cannot even stand to look at you” ...
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Health care sign-up snags prompt deadline changesOct 23, 2013 8:33 pm - WASHINGTON — On the defensive, the Obama administration acknowledged Wednesday its problem-plagued health insurance website didn’t get enough testing before going live. ...
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Quinn to address Wheeling Twp. Democrats Oct. 30Oct 23, 2013 5:43 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn will be the featured speaker at the Oct. 30 meeting of the Wheeling Township Democrats, Democratic Committeeman Rob Nesvacil announced. Quinn will speak a...
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Aide fired for Twitter postsOct 23, 2013 4:33 pm - WASHINGTON — A White House national security official was fired after it was discovered that he was behind an anonymous Twitter account that criticized the Obama adminis...
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Mayors press for immigration reformOct 23, 2013 4:17 pm - Mayors of some of Illinois’ biggest municipalities called on the state’s congressional delegation Wednesday to overhaul immigration laws as a way to repair and boost the...
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Oberweis gathering signatures for US Senate runOct 23, 2013 2:16 pm - SPRINGFIEL — State Sen. Jim Oberweis says he’s gathering petition signatures to make a bid for the U.S. Senate. The Republican from Sugar Grove made the comments Wednesd...
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Armored truck businessman to challenge MoylanOct 23, 2013 8:48 am - Mel Thillens, a Park Ridge Republican who helps run the armored truck company that bears his name, plans to challenge Democratic state Rep. Marty Moylan for Illinois Hou...
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Emanuel’s budget comes with a warningOct 23, 2013 6:34 am - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel outlined his proposed $6.97 billion budget Wednesday but warned that if state lawmakers don’t enact pension reform before the city’s own oblig...
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Lake County conservative leader True diesOct 22, 2013 8:26 pm - True remembered as a man of principle
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Illinois lawmakers off to slow start in fall sessionOct 22, 2013 6:19 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois legislature’s fall session got off to a sputtering start Tuesday, as lawmakers delayed action on the two biggest issues on their agenda and a ...