Articles filed under Politics
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Quinn: Let suburbs ban assault weaponsJul 02, 2013 10:11 am - Gov. Pat Quinn’s rewrite of legislation to allow Illinoisans to carry loaded weapons in public would reinstate the ability of larger suburbs to ban the ownership of so-c...
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Obama ends Africa trip by joining Bush at memorialJul 02, 2013 9:27 am - DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican predecessor President George W. Bush found common ground in Africa on Tuesday, honoring the vi...
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Quinn changes Illinois concealed carry legislationJul 02, 2013 6:00 am - Calling it a “flawed bill with serious safety problems,” Gov. Pat Quinn changed a concealed carry measure Tuesday to impose a one-gun limit on the number of firearms tha...
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Student loan rate doubles, but bigger bills not imminentJul 01, 2013 12:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Today's doubling of some student loan rates polarized suburban members of Congress, but graduates grinding through the working world to try to pay off thei...
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Lawmakers: Shake up RTA board appointmentJul 01, 2013 12:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Two suburban lawmakers are asking McHenry County leaders to open up their next pick for the Regional Transit Authority Board to new candidates instead of r...
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Ecuadorean flower growers in Snowden shockJun 30, 2013 1:36 pm - PIFO, Ecuador — Gino Descalzi used to fret about things like aphids, mildew and the high cost of shipping millions of roses a year from Ecuador to florists in the United...
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Obama asserts Mandela’s values are Africa’s futureJun 30, 2013 11:49 am - CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Challenging African youth to seize a “moment of great promise,” President Barack Obama declared Sunday that the future of the young and growing...
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Texas filibuster star still weighing futureJun 30, 2013 11:48 am - AUSTIN, Texas — State Sen. Wendy Davis, whose filibuster against Texas abortion restrictions gained her national fame, insists Democrats will be competitive in next year...
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Farrakhan shows support for Jackson Jr., wifeJun 30, 2013 10:48 am - Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan is showing his support for former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandi. The Chicago Sun-Times reports (http://bit.l...
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Have coffee with YinglingJun 30, 2013 10:26 am - House District 62 State Rep. Sam Yingling encourages constituents to share their thoughts while getting their morning coffee on Tuesday, July 9, in Wauconda. Yingling wi...