Articles filed under Politics
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Quinn or Daley? Link isn't sayingAug 22, 2013 9:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn's campaign sent us a list of 70 Democratic Party county chairmen who he says support his re-election bid over former White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley...
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Protesters greet Roskam during Naperville visitAug 21, 2013 6:30 pm - Congressman Peter Roskam came to Naperville Wednesday to meet with chamber of commerce members about reforming the country’s tax code. Outside the doors of Cress Creek ...
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Cook to seek reelection:Aug 21, 2013 5:12 pm - Robert Cook, chairman of the Lake County Republican Central Committee, announced he plans to seek re-election to that post in 2014. w“I’ve worked hard the past four year...
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NIU shooting victim's mom pushes for background checksAug 21, 2013 5:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - The mother of a suburban Northern Illinois University student who was killed at the mass shooting there five years ago is pushing Congress to approve unive...
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Kirk, Quigley push for visa-free travel for PolesAug 21, 2013 3:52 pm - Two Illinois lawmakers urged Congress on Wednesday to pass pending legislation that would allow Polish citizens to visit the U.S. for up to 90 days without a visa, sayin...
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Cross considers statewide office, could leave leadershipAug 21, 2013 10:00 am - A month after declining a run for state attorney general and saying he was committed to his current job, Illinois House Republican Leader Tom Cross of Oswego told fellow...
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GOP chooses sheriff’s deputy to replace resigning lawmakerAug 20, 2013 8:03 pm - Republican officials have chosen a Kendall County sheriff’s deputy, who’ll be the first black Republican lawmaker in the state legislature in three decades, to replace r...
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Key ruling goes against casinosAug 20, 2013 6:15 pm - A judge in a long-running civil case has ruled decisively against riverboat casinos that claimed Illinois legislators passed laws benefiting competitors in the racetrack...
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Kirk still seeking solutions to gang violenceAug 19, 2013 6:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk said Monday he continues to push for congressional money and other potential solutions to combat street gang violence, and he even went on a ride-alo...
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Lawyer: San Diego mayor in settlement talksAug 19, 2013 10:36 am - SAN DIEGO — An attorney for a woman suing San Diego’s embattled mayor for sexual harassment said Monday the two sides are in settlement talks after the mayor was spotted...