Articles filed under Politics
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Crespo is obviously beholden to MadiganNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - I just read the Daily Herald article where Fred Crespo talks about how bad property taxes are. It's laughable. This is from the guy who voted to raise taxes by 32 percen...
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Gillespie will be a loud voice for stateNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - I had the opportunity to meet Ann Gillespie about a year ago. So many women weren't liking what we saw happening with our government. Ann was braver than most of us. She...
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Gillespie will be very effective advocate for usNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - As Ann Gillespie's friend for over 25 years, I can confidently say that she will be the most effective advocate in the state senate for our community. From sharing ideas...
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Gavin District 37 returns to voters seeking funding for school improvementsOct 31, 2018 5:33 am - For the second time in eight months, Gavin Elementary District 37 is asking voters to approve a funding plan for life-safety repairs and improvements at its two school b...
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Where Casten, Roskam disagree on gun control measuresOct 31, 2018 5:30 am - Some see the debate about gun control in America as a battle between safety and liberty. Not Sean Casten. The Democrat running to unseat 6th District U.S. Rep. Peter Ro...
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Hanover Park Park District is seeking its first tax increase in 55 yearsOct 31, 2018 1:00 am - When Leah Munoz moved back to Hanover Park a couple of years ago to have her infant daughter near her aging parents, she found the parks weren't as nice as she remembere...
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Developer buying McDonald's site coveted by Oak Brook Park DistrictOct 31, 2018 1:00 am - Oak Brook Park District's quest to buy and preserve roughly 34 acres of open space from McDonald's appears to have hit a dead end — even before voters go to the polls Tu...
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Joe Biden emphasizes health care as he stumps in St. Charles for congressional candidateOct 31, 2018 1:00 am - In a speech that began by focusing on how "words matter" in the wake of bomb threats and the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, former Vice President Joe Biden used his own ...
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District 73 hopes voter education push leads to 'Yes Twice'Oct 30, 2018 5:30 am - Officials in Vernon Hills-based Hawthorn Elementary District 73 are banking on a retooled strategy as their request to borrow $48.7 million to renovate and expand school...
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Fragility of decency is on display in politics of our dayOct 30, 2018 1:00 am - Americans like to think of the military defeat of Nazi Germany and the liberation of death camps as their answer to the most murderous outbreak of anti-Semitism in histo...