Articles filed under Politics
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Seventh Democrat announces plans to challenge RoskamSep 07, 2017 1:00 am - The already packed field of Democrats seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam in the 6th Congressional District got a little more crowded Thursday when Sean Casten, a s...
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Gutiérrez: John Kelly a 'disgrace to the uniform,' should resign over DACASep 07, 2017 1:00 am - Republicans and conservative media figures have pounced on comments from Rep. Luis Gutiérrez in which the Chicago Democrat called White House Chief of Staff John Kelly a...
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Schneider to launch re-election campaign SaturdaySep 07, 2017 1:00 am - Congressman Brad Schneider will formally kick off his re-election campaign Saturday in his hometown of Deerfield. The Democratic representative will seek his second cons...
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How the state is taking local sales tax moneySep 06, 2017 5:30 am - Many suburbs will find their coffers a little light this month. That's because towns with local sales taxes are getting 2 percent less from the state than they're used t...
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Spending fight keeps Elk Grove Township from authorizing billsSep 06, 2017 5:30 am - A spat in Elk Grove Township politics will cost taxpayers a couple thousand dollars and wasted workforce hours. Last week, board members angrily ended a meeting without ...
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Oakton students rally for those affected by Trump's immigration decisionSep 06, 2017 1:00 am - Oakton Community College students Wednesday rallied to support students who might be affected by the announcement Tuesday that President Donald Trump would in six months...
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House passes $7.9B Harvey disaster aid packageSep 06, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed $7.9 billion in Hurricane Harvey disaster relief as warring Republicans and Democrats united behind help f...
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District 57 studying whether it needs to seek a tax increaseSep 05, 2017 1:00 am - A task force of parents, community leaders, local business owners, retirees and Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 staff is studying whether the school district shoul...
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What suburban members of Congress say about Trump's DACA decisionSep 05, 2017 1:00 am - Democratic members of Congress from the suburbs were quick Tuesday to denounce President Donald Trump's decision to end an Obama-era program preventing the deportation o...
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Schneider withdraws support for gubernatorial candidate BissSep 04, 2017 1:00 am - Congressman Brad Schneider is withdrawing his endorsement of state Sen. Daniel Biss in the Democratic primary for Illinois governor because of his running mate's stance ...