Articles filed under Politics
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New PAC formed to support RepublicansAug 28, 2013 6:24 pm - SPRINGFIELD — A new political action committee has been formed to try to elect more Republicans to the Democrat-controlled Illinois House. Among the wealthy Republicans ...
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DuPage forest commissioner announces board president bidAug 28, 2013 12:28 pm - When voters elect the next president of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District in November 2014, it will be the first time in 20 years longtime incumbent D. “Dewey” ...
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Suburban police chiefs say they want national checks for gun buyersAug 28, 2013 3:00 am - The small group of suburban police chiefs that gathered Wednesday in Lake County to discuss gun violence called for universal background checks for prospective gun owner...
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Quinn signs bill to regulate use of dronesAug 27, 2013 5:55 pm - Illinois will regulate the use of drones by law enforcement under a bill signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn. The Chicago Democrat signed the measure Tuesday. He hadn’t p...
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Quinn to travel to Japan for conferenceAug 27, 2013 5:16 pm - DECATUR — Gov. Pat Quinn is set to travel to Japan next month for a conference It’s the 2013 Midwest U.S.-Japan Association Conference. Nine states, including Illinois, ...
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Quinn allows tollway to set up ‘website of shame’Aug 27, 2013 5:13 pm - The Illinois Tollway will be allowed to publish the names of people who owe more than $1,000 online under legislation signed by Gov. Pat Quinn Tuesday. Officials would h...
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House GOP to gather to elect new leaderAug 27, 2013 5:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois House Republicans will gather later this week to choose a new leader of their caucus. The Thursday meeting at the Statehouse Inn in Springfield fo...
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Quinn vetoes mass transit contracts billAug 27, 2013 4:10 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn rejected a bill Tuesday that would have allowed Illinois’ mass transit agencies to spend more on projects without giving public notice or going through a ...
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Hultgren says U.S. should intervene in SyriaAug 27, 2013 3:00 pm - Though he did not go as far as his Republican colleague in the Senate, congressman Randy Hultgren said Tuesday he supports some form of U.S. intervention in Syria. Hultg...
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Former GOP chairman Brady hired to lobby for same-sex marriageAug 27, 2013 12:02 pm - The American Civil Liberties Union has hired former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady’s lobbying firm to push for same-sex marriage in his home state and else...