Articles filed under Politics
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House votes to cut $4B a year from food stampsSep 19, 2013 6:00 pm - WASHINGTON — The House has voted to cut nearly $4 billion a year from food stamps, a 5 percent reduction to the nation's main feeding program used by more than 1 in 7 Am...
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Committee to vote on prosecutor nomineeSep 19, 2013 5:41 pm - Sen. Dick Durbin’s office says the Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote next Thursday on President Barack Obama’s nominee to be the next chief federal prosecutor in ...
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House District 62 office hours:Sep 19, 2013 5:06 pm - House District 62 State Rep. Sam Yingling will keep his full-time constituent service office open until 7 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month, starting Sept. 26 to a...
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Zion resident announces run for Lake County SheriffSep 19, 2013 4:17 pm - Zion resident Jason Patt, an investigator with the Lake County Coroner’s office, said Thursday he will seek the Democratic nomination for Lake County Sheriff in the Marc...
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Board hears testimony on 24-hour gambling pushSep 19, 2013 4:00 pm - The Illinois Gaming Board is considering arguments on whether to extend casino hours round-the-clock. Proponents and critics lined up Thursday to discuss extending the ...
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Gay rights group raises money for suburban RepublicansSep 19, 2013 9:00 am - One of the state's leading gay rights groups held a fundraiser Wednesday for two suburban Republican lawmakers who support same-sex marriage. The Equality Illinois fundr...
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House to vote on stopgap funding bill, ‘Obamacare’Sep 19, 2013 8:43 am - WASHINGTON — The White House promised a veto of a Republican effort to gut President Barack Obama’s health care law that is part of a temporary funding bill in the House...
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McCain slams Putin in opinion piece for PravdaSep 19, 2013 8:43 am - WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John McCain insisted he is “more pro-Russian” than President Vladimir Putin, accusing Putin of corruption, repression and self-serving rule ...
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How many have no health insurance in suburbsSep 19, 2013 5:30 am - As vast new online health care marketplaces are poised to open Oct. 1 under the Affordable Care Act, new census numbers show hundreds of thousands of suburban residents ...
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Patlak speaking to Elk Grove RepublicansSep 19, 2013 3:46 am - The Republican Organization of Elk Grove Township will hold its September monthly meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21st, with guest speaker Dan Patlak, a member of the ...