Articles filed under Politics
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Kane judge to retire in 2014; first candidate announcesOct 16, 2013 9:16 am - Kane County Court Circuit Judge Karen Simpson has announced she will retire, which means her successor will emerge from March primary and the general election in Novembe...
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Government reopens after Congress ends shutdownOct 16, 2013 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — The government reopened its doors Thursday after a battle-weary Congress approved a bipartisan measure to end a 16-day partial shutdown and avert the possib...
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As GOP jostles, Quinn has $2.9M in campaign fundOct 16, 2013 7:36 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has $2.9 million in his 2014 campaign fund — more than all four of his Republican rivals combined. Reports filed with the state late Tuesday show the Chi...
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Senger leads Republicans in fundraising; Foster has moreOct 15, 2013 5:00 pm - Republican state Rep. Darlene Senger has a large fundraising lead in her race for Congress in the March primary election. Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, however, has ...
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Governor candidates file campaign finance reportsOct 15, 2013 4:09 pm - Candidates for Illinois governor are filing reports showing how much money they raised in the third quarter. The reports are due to the state by midnight Tuesday. Four ...
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Daley to return most of campaign donationsOct 15, 2013 4:08 pm - Bill Daley says he’s returning most — but not all — of the money donated to his aborted campaign for Illinois governor. Crain’s Chicago Business reported Daley will use ...
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Cullerton says pension issue could bypass committeeOct 15, 2013 4:08 pm - A solution to the Illinois pension crisis could be reached during the fall legislative session, even if the committee tasked with solving the crisis remains split, Senat...
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Schneider outraises Dold in third quarterOct 15, 2013 12:00 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield took in more campaign contributions than his opponent in the third quarter, raising about $365,000 to Republican Bob Dol...
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GOP governor candidates in Bloomingdale: It's about beating QuinnOct 15, 2013 11:00 am - All four GOP candidates running for governor agree that one way to fix Illinois' problems is to get a Republican in the executive mansion. On Tuesday night, they each ad...
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High court will review EPA global warming rulesOct 15, 2013 10:46 am - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether to block key aspects of the Obama administration’s plan aimed at cutting power plant and factory emission...