Articles filed under Politics
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Lake County Board member running for Wheeler's House seatAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - Lake County Board District 3 member Tom Weber is running for the Republican nomination for the state House District 64. Weber, of Lake Villa, announced his intent Saturd...
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Tina Fey: Stay home from neo-Nazi rallies. Eat a sheet cake instead.Aug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Tina Fey is fuming about last weekend's violence in Charlottesville, home to her alma mater, the University of Virginia. In response, the former “Saturday Night Live” co...
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Suburban districts to pick up part of new teacher pensions in 2020Aug 17, 2017 5:30 am - A change buried in this year's state budget would require suburban school districts to pick up a portion of costs for teacher pensions beginning in 2020. The state's ne...
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State Rep. Andersson: No room for moderate voices in statehouseAug 17, 2017 1:00 am - The idea to quit, the feeling that he was unwanted and his efforts unappreciated, didn't come overnight for retiring state Rep. Steve Andersson. Instead, the Geneva Repu...
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Steve Bannon says rivals 'wetting themselves,' calls supremacists 'clowns'Aug 17, 2017 1:00 am - Stephen K. Bannon, the White House chief strategist, seemed to take issue with President Donald Trump on North Korea, attacked white supremacists as "clowns" and "losers...
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Cook County soda tax would be banned under new state proposalAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - A Schaumburg state representative has introduced legislation that would prevent counties from taxing soda or sweetened beverages as Cook County has begun to do. Democrat...
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Naperville Democrat seeking Connelly's 21st Senate seatAug 16, 2017 1:00 am - A Naperville Democrat has announced her intent to seek the 21st District seat held by Republican state Sen. Michael Connelly. Laura Ellman, an assessor at a national la...
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Trump retweets - then deletes - image of train running over CNN reporterAug 15, 2017 1:00 am - President Donald Trump's war with CNN went off the rails Tuesday morning after he retweeted an image of a Trump train running over a CNN reporter, then quickly deleted i...
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Sen. Duckworth talks Kim Jong Un, stresses of Congress with Seth MeyersAug 14, 2017 5:30 am - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth appeared on "Late Night with Seth Meyers" Thursday, where she candidly discussed the war of words between President Donald Trump and North ...
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Genevans respond to Charlottesville event with proclamation, vigilAug 14, 2017 1:00 am - About 160 people prayed and sang for peace and justice Monday night in downtown Geneva, in response to the deadly violence at a political protest in Charlottesville, Vir...