Articles filed under Politics
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Fed looks locked in for quarter-point cut: Decision Day guideJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - The Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower interest rates by a quarter-point at its meeting that concludes Wednesday and leave the option open for additional moves ...
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Suburban Republican files bill to ban ethylene oxide emissionsJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A suburban state senator filed legislation Tuesday that would ban emissions of a known cancer-causing gas in Illinois by 2022. It also, he hopes, would dec...
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Illinois in investigators' crosshairs, but but no reforms on horizonJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - Federal authorities are taking a keen interest in Illinois-style government. And they don't seem to like what they see. This year alone, Illinoisans have witnessed: A cr...
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Trump's intelligence director pick Ratcliffe was born in Mount Prospect, grew up in PalatineJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's choice to serve as his next director of national intelligence, might represent the Dallas area on Capitol Hill, but th...
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Boris Johnson will accelerate the decline of EuropeJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - Britain has a new prime minister, and Donald Trump approves. "He's tough and he's smart," Trump said of Boris Johnson. "They call him 'Britain Trump.' And people are sa...
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Family planning clinics may have to return or destroy medicationJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Health clinics overseen by Illinois organizations that opted not to receive federal family planning dollars may have to return or destroy contraception and...
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Party chairman: DuPage Republicans facing unity challengesJul 29, 2019 5:30 am - Editor's Note: A Q&A with new Democratic Party of DuPage County Chairwoman Cynthia Borbas is coming next weekend. His rise within the ranks of the DuPage Republican...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Ozzy Osbourne, Ronnie Howard, Belly Dancing, Pony Paper Delivery and moreJul 29, 2019 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald images of Ronnie Howard, Ozzy Osbourne, Belly Dancing, newspaper delivery by pony and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifier gallery. ...
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As it faces pressure from Trump, investors, the Fed prepares to take its biggest gamble in yearsJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve this week is all but certain to cut interest rates despite unemployment being at historic lows, a highly unusual action that is shaping ...
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Senior exemption bill awaits Pritzker actionJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - Legislation passed with the support of state Rep. Fred Crespo intended to ease the process of local seniors receiving cost-saving property tax exemptions awaits Gov. J.B...