Articles filed under Politics
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Palin must respond to the mediaSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - In less than two months we will be voting in the most important election in modern memory. With such critical issues as health care, the environment, the economy, and th...
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Round Lake Beach Kmart evacuated for gas leakSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities evacuated a Kmart at 400 East Rollins Road in Round Lake Beach just before 4 p.m. Saturday for a suspected gas leak. Several people are being treated at the...
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Blagojevich says Rezko was 'sucked' inSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Friday that his convicted former fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko was "sucked" into a system and that lines "were crossed." Blagojevich has been ...
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Barrington library sets referendum open houseSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - When voters head to the polls Nov. 4, Barrington Area Library District officials want to make sure they know everything there is to know about the library's expansion re...
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Kirk has courage to tighten gun lawsSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - In 2005 a Park Ridge resident had his federal gun dealer's license revoked after he was caught illegally selling guns to violent gangs. When he lost his license that sho...
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Guiliani visits area to help KirkSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani made a whirlwind visit to the 10th Congressional District Friday in hopes of bolstering U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk's reelection campaig...
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Kirk committed to women, childrenSep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Tragically, domestic violence is a continuing problem. There are still too many battered women and children who have nowhere to go to escape their abusers. That's why we...
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Will constitutional convention spur state to change?Sep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Arguments for and against a state constitutional convention boiled down to one key assertion from each side during a Mount Prospect debate Thursday night. Only by way of...
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What Obama's tax plan will really doSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - When government wishes to reduce smoking, they increase cigarette taxes. What goal for jobs does Obama have in mind when he proposes to raise business taxes? Al Engberg...
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Obama meets economic advisers to offer new plansSep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- Barack Obama turned to a team of advisers that shaped America's economy in happier days to fashion fresh ideas for calming the stomach-churning financial crisis...