Articles filed under Politics
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Jewish leaders address rise of anti-Semitism as Yom Kippur arrivesSep 29, 2017 5:30 am - When Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, arrives this evening, Senior Rabbi Stephen Hart of Temple Chai in Long Grove will be among the religious leaders...
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Suburban GOP upset enough with abortion bill to find challenger to Rauner?Sep 29, 2017 1:00 am - Wheaton's Ives 'flattered' at buzz for a possible candidacy
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Lester: Immigrant rights event canceled after threats to Arlington Heights librarySep 28, 2017 5:30 am - Arlington Heights Memorial Library canceled an immigrants rights workshop this week out of “concerns for safety” after the library's voice mail and board president D...
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Constable: Much has changed since Cubs last won World SeriesSep 28, 2017 5:30 am - Propelled by a 7th-inning power surge. the Chicago Cubs beat the Cardinals 5-1 in St. Louis on Wednesday night to clinch the National League Central Division championshi...
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Rep. Steve Scalise returns to Congress 15 weeks after shootingSep 28, 2017 1:00 am - House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was at "imminent risk of death" when he was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound 15 weeks ago, returned to work on Thursday...
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Analysis: The GOP tax plan, explained in simple termsSep 28, 2017 1:00 am - The big tax code makeover President Donald Trump and Republicans have been promising for months is finally out. It's nine pages long. That may sound like a lengthy docum...
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Roskam: New tax code will help families 'lost in the shuffle'Sep 28, 2017 1:00 am - As chairman of the tax subcommittee on the influential House Ways and Means Committee, Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton has a role in the GOP's attempt to re...
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After Alabama, GOP anti-establishment wing declares all-out war in 2018Sep 27, 2017 1:00 am - The stunning defeat of President Donald Trump's chosen Senate candidate in Alabama on Tuesday amounted to a political lightning strike - setting the stage for a worsenin...
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'Obamacare' survives; GOP concedes on last-gasp repeal trySep 26, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — “Obamacare” lives on. Senate Republicans, short of votes, abandoned their latest and possibly final attempt to kill the health care law Tuesday, just ahead ...
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House investigators demand details on private emailsSep 26, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A top House Republican has demanded details on the use of private emails by some of President Donald Trump's closest advisers. Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Caro...