Articles filed under Politics
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Q&A: Why Trump failed to negotiate a heath-care dealApr 02, 2017 7:18 am - A number of parties share the blame for the Republicans' failed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act: The GOP's hard-line Freedom Caucus. More moderate R...
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Sluggish bank lending vs. Trump's pro-growth agendaApr 02, 2017 7:17 am - A slowdown in bank lending is turning into ground zero for a debate over the growing gap between economic hope and reality in the wake of Donald Trump's U.S. election wi...
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Your online ad could appear on a site spewing hate without your knowledgeApr 01, 2017 7:21 am - As the owner of a small business in liberal Massachusetts, John Ellis was a natural sympathizer of the nationwide call for advertisers to boycott Breitbart News, with it...
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Facebook Town Hall helps you call your congressmanApr 01, 2017 7:00 am - Since the election last November, U.S. lawmakers have seen a deluge of phone calls from Americans weighing in on the GOP's congressional agenda. Now, those floodwaters m...
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Analysis: Internet privacy legislation questions answeredApr 01, 2017 7:00 am - After Congress handed President Donald Trump legislation Tuesday that would wipe away landmark privacy protections for internet users, we received a lot of reader questi...
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Millions in funds sought for school improvements in Lake CountyMar 31, 2017 1:00 am - Half the eight referendum questions on ballot Tuesday in Lake County involve schools, and three of those seek authorization to borrow millions for improvements. While so...
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Lester: After three years apart, Syrian family in Des Plaines to reuniteMar 30, 2017 5:30 am - By Kerry Lester klester@dailyherald.com After a nearly three-year separation, Des Plaines resident Marwan Saffaf has received word that his wife and 15-year-old daughter...
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Endorsements: Alford Hinde, Heim, Jendras, Weinstock for Glenbard Township High School District 87.Mar 29, 2017 1:00 am - Glenbard Township High School District 87 is a strong, large, fiscally sound school district on the northern end of DuPage County with four excellent high schools. Seven...
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What the death of broadband privacy rules means for youMar 29, 2017 1:00 am - NEW YORK — Now that both houses of Congress have voted to block Obama-era broadband privacy rules, what does that mean for you? In the short term, not so much. The rules...
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Endorsement: Yes for Bartlett Fire Protection District tax hikeMar 29, 2017 1:00 am - The ultimate referendum question facing taxpayers in the Bartlett Fire Protection District on the April 4 ballot is pretty straightforward. Do they want to spend a littl...