Articles filed under Politics
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George W. Bush now home after heart procedureAug 06, 2013 6:16 pm - Former President George W. Bush has been discharged from a Dallas hospital a day after having a heart procedure to ease a blocked artery. Spokesman Freddy Ford says the...
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Illinois Democrats bring home food stamp messageAug 06, 2013 3:58 pm - Two Illinois Democrats met in Chicago with food stamp beneficiaries as Congress began its summer recess. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky say the food ...
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Durbin asks for federal oversight of Metra safetyAug 06, 2013 3:57 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is asking federal transportation officials to provide special oversight of Metra as it deals with “serious management and financial challenges.” In...
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Judge sets Sept. arguments in lawmaker pay suitAug 06, 2013 3:56 pm - Arguments in a lawsuit over Gov. Pat Quinn’s decision to cut legislators’ pay will have a hearing in mid-September, meaning lawmakers could miss another paycheck if they...
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Rush says he did not pressure ex-Metra CEOAug 06, 2013 3:56 pm - U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush said Tuesday that he didn’t engage in improper dealings with officials at the Metra commuter rail agency over a massive construction project on Chic...
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Ex-Sox Ordonez to run for mayor in VenezuelaAug 06, 2013 3:22 pm - Magglio Ordonez, a six-time Major League Baseball all-star outfielder with the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers, will run for mayor of a Venezuelan oil town in the s...
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Political group rallies on bridges to call for impeachment of ObamaAug 06, 2013 1:46 pm - Bikers on the overpass above I-290/Route 53 near Busse Woods in Elk Grove Village wove past protesters Tuesday afternoon, all who want President Barack Obama out of offi...
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Bankruptcy clouds Detroit mayoral primary electionAug 06, 2013 9:12 am - DETROIT — Candidates in Detroit’s mayoral primary are racing to lead the largest U.S. city ever to file for bankruptcy, while yielding complete control of its finances t...
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Roskam expects to be cleared by ethics commissionAug 06, 2013 8:00 am - Illinois congressman Pete Roskam, embroiled in an ethics scandal, says he expects a congressional ethics committee to clear him of any wrongdoing. The (Crystal Lake) Nor...
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Judge's decision on same-sex marriage to come next monthAug 06, 2013 6:00 am - After hearing nearly two hours of arguments, a Cook County judge said Tuesday she'll decide whether to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Illinois' gay marriage ban late next...