Articles filed under Politics
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Jackson Jr. gets more time to pay restitutionAug 02, 2013 3:36 pm - A judge has given former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. additional time to pay $750,000 in restitution. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, D.C., issued...
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Kotowski wants to ban guns from places of worshipAug 02, 2013 3:36 pm - Illinois lawmakers who last month beat a court-imposed deadline to allow concealed weapons in public left out something a suburban legislator now wants to change: A ban ...
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Quinn evokes opposite reactions for single-county lawsAug 02, 2013 5:30 am - It's a tale of two counties. In one case, a suburban county board chairman welcomes Gov. Pat Quinn with open arms today for the signing of a new law that helps just his ...
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Editorial: Metra controversy shows need for ethics law with teethAug 02, 2013 5:00 am - An offshoot of the ongoing controversy involving Metra and its $718,000 buyout of its former CEO is the highlight it is putting on the state’s Legislative Ethics Commiss...
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Senate approves Obama’s nominee for U.N. ambassadorAug 01, 2013 5:24 pm - WASHINGTON — The Senate easily confirmed President Barack Obama’s selection for ambassador to the United Nations on Thursday, capping a month in which senators used a bi...
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Durbin, Bustos have meeting on Thomson prisonAug 01, 2013 4:28 pm - SPRINGFIELD — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin and U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos met with federal officials about Thomson Correctional Center in northwestern Illinois. Durbin and Bustos s...
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Protesters to Congress: Get moving on immigrationAug 01, 2013 1:12 pm - WASHINGTON — Forty-one pro-immigrant activists were arrested outside the Capitol Thursday after blocking traffic while pushing for passage of comprehensive immigration l...
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Medical marijuana will be legal Jan. 1Aug 01, 2013 6:50 am - Illinois became the 20th state in the nation to allow the medical use of marijuana Thursday, with Gov. Pat Quinn signing some of the nation’s toughest standards into law...
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Schakowsky: 23 privately funded trips since 2007Aug 01, 2013 5:30 am - U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat, has taken 23 privately funded trips worth about $198,000 since 2007, far more than U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who faces an e...
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Quinn defends Lake County election board decisionAug 01, 2013 5:15 am - Online voter registration was a bigger priority to Gov. Pat Quinn than not expanding the size of government in a state that leads the nation in units of government. That...