Articles filed under Politics
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Democrats pin immigration hopes on GOP’s RyanJul 17, 2013 10:28 am - WASHINGTON — Democrats doggedly pursuing a far-reaching immigration bill are counting on help from Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney’s running mate last year and an...
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Cook County adds to list of banned gunsJul 17, 2013 10:00 am - The Cook County Board Wednesday voted to ban the sale of guns to people under 21, restrict how people with children at home store their ammunition and add firearms to it...
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District 62 town hall meetingJul 17, 2013 9:03 am - House District 62 state Rep. Sam Yingling hosts a town-hall meeting Thursday, July 18, in Round Lake Beach to discuss issues facing the state. Comptroller Judy Baar Topi...
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Senate nomination pact averts meltdown — for nowJul 17, 2013 8:34 am - WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate pact has smoothed the confirmation path for a batch of President Barack Obama’s nominations and removed, for now, a Democratic threat to...
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As deadline looms, few suburbs ban assault weaponsJul 17, 2013 5:30 am - With just a few days to go before they’ll no longer have the option, suburban leaders have largely declined to enact assault weapons bans, leaving future decisions on th...
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District 62 town hall meetingJul 16, 2013 3:31 pm - House District 62 State Rep. Sam Yingling hosts a town-hall meeting on Thursday, July 18, in Round Lake Beach to discuss issues facing the state. Comptroller Judy Baar T...
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Controversial Kane County hire's job not in budgetJul 16, 2013 3:00 pm - The days may be numbered for the most controversial hire in the early tenure of Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen. An early version of the 2014 budget for the cou...
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Quinn, Daley build contrasting campaign fundsJul 16, 2013 1:18 pm - The two Democratic candidates for governor are showing a clear contrast in how they’re building their campaign funds. Gov. Pat Quinn raised $1 million in the three-month...
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US: 15 high-risk diplomatic posts need upgradeJul 16, 2013 10:09 am - WASHINGTON — State Department officials say 15 high-risk U.S. diplomatic facilities must be upgraded or replaced to prevent any Benghazi-like attack in the future. Diplo...
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Rep. Harris' son appointed to Arlington Heights commissionJul 16, 2013 10:00 am - D. Court Harris, Afghanistan War veteran and son of state Rep. David Harris, is making his first foray into local politics, becoming one of the youngest residents to be ...