Articles filed under Politics
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Can marijuana rescue coal country?Aug 13, 2017 7:18 am - Johnsie Gooslin spent Jan. 16, 2015, tending his babies - that's what he called his marijuana plants. More than 70 of them were growing in a hydroponic system of his own...
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Senate overrides Rauner's veto of school funding planAug 13, 2017 1:00 am - The Illinois Senate voted Sunday to override Gov. Bruce Rauner's amendatory veto of a bill to reform the state's school funding formula. Senate Bill 1, a Democratic plan...
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Cook County Democrats endorse Pritzker for governorAug 11, 2017 1:00 am - The Cook County Democratic Party on Friday endorsed billionaire and philanthropist J.B. Pritzker for governor in next year's hotly contested primary — bolstering his sta...
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Lester: Suburbs to lose out on hundreds of thousands in sales taxAug 10, 2017 5:30 am - Local suburbs will lose out on tens of thousands of sales tax dollars apiece this year as a result of a new state tax collection fee in the Illinois budget. Illinois...
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Comptroller Susana Mendoza continues borrowing push to pay billsAug 09, 2017 1:00 am - The good news is Illinois' bill backlog is about $400 million less than it was about two weeks ago. The bad news is the state's bill backlog is still more than $14 billi...
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Naperville nurse running for Congress in 14th DistrictAug 09, 2017 1:00 am - A Naperville nurse and health policy expert is making her first bid for elected office by running for Congress next year in the 14th District. Lauren Underwood, 30, anno...
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Fortner won't seek re-electionAug 07, 2017 1:00 am - Republican state Rep. Mike Fortner of West Chicago has announced he won't seek re-election. "I've decided that things in life change, and it's time for me to move on," F...
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West Chicago church members vow to continue immigration hunger strikeAug 03, 2017 1:00 am - With seven of the original 15 hunger strikers still standing, members of West Chicago's Faith, Life and Hope Mission say they are prepared to continue their now 11-day f...
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How not taxing retirees' income costs IllinoisAug 02, 2017 5:30 am - The newly increased 4.95 percent Illinois income tax will cost about $822 a year more for a family of three making $75,000. But a retiree living off $75,000 in pension a...
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How retirement income became exempt from state taxAug 02, 2017 1:00 am - So unpopular was the Illinois' income tax that it cost Gov. Richard Ogilvie his job. It was one of the first major pieces of legislation approved by the new Republican g...