Articles filed under Politics
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Inspector: State employee tried to influence caseJul 24, 2013 4:39 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The state Office of the Executive Inspector General has found that a former investigator for the Illinois Department of Human Rights tried to influence a s...
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Senate passes student loan billJul 24, 2013 11:46 am - WASHINGTON — Borrowing for tuition, housing and books would be less expensive for college students and their parents this fall but the costs could soon start climbing un...
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Labor board nominees advance in SenateJul 24, 2013 10:00 am - WASHINGTON — A Senate panel has approved President Barack Obama’s new nominees for the National Labor Relations Board, setting them up for confirmation in the full Senat...
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Weiner faces new scandal, now with wife at sideJul 24, 2013 9:09 am - NEW YORK — When a heckled, harried Anthony Weiner resigned from Congress and apologized for the explicit text messages that had destroyed his career, a key figure was no...
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Quinn signs law ending pension, health benefits for future transit boardsJul 23, 2013 6:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — On the heels of the ongoing Metra scandal, Gov. Pat Quinn Tuesday signed legislation that would take state health insurance and pension benefits away from ...
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Business coalition: Raise gas taxes for road repairsJul 23, 2013 4:00 pm - A coalition of business and labor groups wants to raise more money from gasoline taxes and vehicle fees to pay for the immense costs of keeping Illinois' roads from crum...
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Lombard trustee eyes House primary bidJul 23, 2013 12:34 pm - Lombard village Trustee Peter Breen Tuesday announced a Republican primary bid for the Illinois House that pits him against veteran state Rep. Sandra Pihos of Glen Ellyn...
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House GOP, Democrats clash over immigrationJul 23, 2013 9:10 am - WASHINGTON — House Republicans took a tentative step toward offering citizenship to some unauthorized immigrants Tuesday, but hit an immediate wall of resistance from th...
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Congressman seeking funds for trauma centersJul 22, 2013 9:09 pm - Congressman Bobby Rush says he has introduced legislation seeking funds to build hospital trauma centers in places that need them the most, like Chicago’s South Side. Ru...
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Durbin wants more police departments to trace gunsJul 22, 2013 9:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin wants Illinois police departments to use a federal firearms tracing system that can tell investigators the chain of custody of a gun from the manuf...