Articles filed under Politics
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Palin, Biden promise a lively debateSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sarah Palin brought something more effective than facts and figures to an agriculture debate in the Alaska governor's race. She packed an engaging disposit...
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Farnham will protect our kidsSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - As a mother of a young girl, safety in our community is an issue that always concerns me. Whether you turn on the news or read the paper, you constantly hear about peopl...
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Lakes Community High School hosts first political forumSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake County Clerk Willard Helander had two questions for the students. "How many of you are old enough to vote this year?" she asked. She smiled seeing dozens of raised...
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Legislators, challengers share views on gamingSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Expanding gambling has been proposed as one method of potentially propping up state spending, and financing billions of dollars for a capital spending plan to fix roads ...
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Froehlich attacks Forte-Scott's business practicesSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - State Rep. Paul Froehlich is attacking Republican opponent Anita Forte-Scott for a number of state violations over recent years at her Elgin day-care center. A campaign...
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Legal fight brewing over state constitutional convention questionSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Just weeks before voters go to the polls, there's a fight emerging over the question they'll face about rewriting the state's constitution. The conflict in...
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How state candidates view gambling expansionSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Expanding gambling has been proposed as one method of potentially propping up state spending, and financing billions of dollars for a capital spending plan to fix roads ...
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Prospect Heights says streets in disrepairSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Prospect Heights streets need serious repairs in the coming years, but the city has few resources to do needed work, according to a city report. The recently released a...
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Analysis: With bailout, McCain reaches dead endSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Republican John McCain has maneuvered himself into a political dead end and has five weeks to find his way out. Last Wednesday, McCain suspended his presid...
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Don't let the attack ads steal your voteSep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - It is depressing enough to see the press playing favorites in the presidential politics, but now with the attack ads on Congressman Mark Kirk, politics has really sunk t...