Articles filed under Politics
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Moody's may still lower Illinois to junk even if budget enactedJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois is at risk of becoming the first junk-rated U.S. state on record even if lawmakers overturn Governor Bruce Rauner's veto and enact a budget, Moody's Investors S...
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Illinois spending bill still higher than averageJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - The $36 billion spending package voted on Thursday by Illinois legislators is less than what the state is estimated to have spent in the last fiscal year when there was ...
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Why township road district merger is proving difficultJul 05, 2017 5:30 am - Voters in April approved a merger of township road districts in Naperville and Lisle that was thought to be the first of its kind in the state. At the time, the move wa...
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Lawsuit dismissal means Naperville Twp. road budget dispute is overJul 05, 2017 5:30 am - A lawsuit that pitted the Naperville Township road district against the rest of Naperville Township over money and power has been dismissed for the second time, and now ...
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Illinois officials undecided on Trump's request for voter informationJul 05, 2017 1:00 am - An Illinois State Board of Elections spokesman says the board will decide next month whether to provide some information about voters to President Donald Trump's voting ...
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Two key suburban House Republicans still favor tax hikeJul 05, 2017 1:00 am - Two key Republicans in the Illinois House say they will continue supporting an income-tax increase over their governor's veto. Rep. David Harris of Arlington Heights and...
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Illinois Senate overrides Rauner's budget vetoesJul 04, 2017 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate voted Tuesday to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's vetoes of a $36 billion budget package fueled by a $5 billion tax increase designed to st...
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Credit rating agencies to Illinois lawmakers: Take the budget dealJul 03, 2017 1:00 am - Two of the nation's top credit-ratings agencies signaled Monday that it would be a good idea for Gov. Bruce Rauner to accept the results of climactic weekend action to r...
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Rauner promises to veto income tax hikeJul 02, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois House on Sunday passed a $5 billion income tax bill, as well as a spending plan, aimed at ending the state's three-year budget stalemate. The revenue bill, ...
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Kander to speak at Democrat event in DeerfieldJul 02, 2017 1:00 am - Jason Kander, the former Missouri Secretary of State and onetime Democratic U.S. Senate candidate will be the keynote speaker at a dinner hosted by the Tenth Congression...