Articles filed under Politics
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Editorial: We must make lawmakers accountable to the public ahead of their party leadersApr 18, 2017 11:00 pm - In a speech to suburban business and government leaders Wednesday, Gov. Bruce Rauner all but promised that the state Senate's on-again-off-again Grand Bargain budget com...
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Hultgren draws jeers, cheers - and comment board lights upApr 18, 2017 1:00 am - On a night where a decidedly liberal audience was primed more for a pro wrestling match than a constituent forum, Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren still won a smattering o...
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Narrow margin stands as voters OK District 41 construction planApr 18, 2017 1:00 am - It took two weeks to be sure, but a $24.2 million construction plan in Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 won voter approval by a 10-vote margin, election officials said ...
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Lester: Mayor's epic road trip now in Congressional RecordApr 17, 2017 5:30 am - A suburban mayor's effort to recite Lincoln's Gettysburg address at 50 state capitols in 50 days is now part of the Congressional Record. U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Whea...
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Sorry America, your taxes aren't highApr 16, 2017 7:20 am - Americans generally feel they're being overtaxed, especially around this time of the year. Even their president agrees. "With lower taxes on America's middle class and b...
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How GOP could weaken Consumer Financial Protection BureauApr 16, 2017 7:19 am - WASHINGTON - Republicans are working on a new plan for weakening the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by stripping the agency of its independence and severely limiti...
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Pregnant Uber driver with no maternity leave not alone in AmericaApr 16, 2017 7:18 am - Maya Warren sat in a hospital bed, clutching her stomach. Through the contractions, she tried to focus on the baby. But she thought instead of her bank account. "Hand me...
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Survey: Most Americans cities to build, sell Internet plansApr 15, 2017 7:18 am - With Internet providers ranking near the bottom of customer satisfaction surveys, seven-in-ten Americans say their towns or communities should be allowed to build new In...
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Tech companies want FCC to preserve net neutrality rulesApr 15, 2017 7:12 am - WASHINGTON - Tech companies are pushing the Federal Communications Commission not to water down its rules on net neutrality, teeing up a confrontation between Silicon Va...
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Could 200,000 foreign spouses lose right to work under Trump?Apr 15, 2017 7:00 am - Sudarshana Sengupta used to consider herself an immigrant success story. A scientist on the verge of launching a start-up, she thought she had checked all the right boxe...