Articles filed under Politics
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Trump: Bannon 'lost his mind' after leaving White HouseJan 03, 2018 12:00 am - President Donald Trump denounced his former top strategist, Steve Bannon, on Wednesday, saying that he "lost his mind" after leaving the White House last summer. "When h...
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Democrats vying to oppose Roskam give views on health careJan 02, 2018 4:30 am - With three candidates who are cancer survivors, health care issues are personal for several of the seven Democrats hoping to earn their party's nomination to face incumb...
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Orrin Hatch, longest-serving GOP senator, won't seek re-electionJan 02, 2018 12:00 am - Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history and a leader of the effort to rewrite the U.S. tax code at the end of last year, said he...
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State Sen. Connelly meeting with Palatine RepublicansJan 02, 2018 12:00 am - State Sen. Michael Connelly, a Republican from Naperville, will be the featured speaker at the Palatine Township Republican Organization's regular monthly meeting at 9 a...
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Suburban homeowners flock to prepay property tax bills to beat looming deadlineDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - Homeowners flooded county treasurer offices Friday with millions of dollars in early property tax payments, trying to get around a new deduction cap in the federal tax c...
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How 6th District Democrats would change Republican tax lawDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the amount the Republican tax law is projected to add to the federal deficit. U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam was one...
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10 memorable leadership stories from 2017Dec 24, 2017 6:19 am - The last year has been an epic one for leadership stories: A combative, unrestrained, ego-driven president in the White House. A divided, dysfunctional Congress with lit...
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Trump signs $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into lawDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - President Donald Trump signed the Republican tax-overhaul bill to little fanfare on Friday, delivering a major tax cut to U.S. corporations along with a package of tempo...
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Maine Township highway commissioner says trustees broke lawDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Maine Township's highway commissioner accused trustees of breaking the law this week when they voted against his proposed tax increase. Highway Commissioner Walter Kazm...
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What the largest tax overhaul in 30 years means for companiesDec 20, 2017 12:00 am - The impact of the biggest overhaul of the U.S. tax code in three decades will spread far and wide starting next year, highlighted by a cut in the corporate rate to 21 pe...