Articles filed under Politics
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York: Democrats unfairly keep Nunes off Russia probeAug 01, 2017 11:00 pm - In early April, news reports were filled with word that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes had recused himself from the committee's Russia investigation. ...
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Editorial: Rauner, Madigan, Cullerton must seek school compromiseAug 01, 2017 11:00 pm - Are we headed for another standoff? In one corner: Illinois' Democrat-led legislature that tucked a requirement for a new school funding formula into a groundbreaking st...
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McCaleb: To many, Illinois tax hike is inhumaneJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - Jean Millburg doesn't necessarily want to leave Illinois behind. She's just not sure she and her husband can afford to stay, particularly after the 33 percent income tax...
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Cubs fan says Christie's security detail “threatened" him, friendsJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - The Cubs fan who exchanged words with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at a game in Milwaukee said Monday that Christie's security detail “threatened” him and his friends....
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Chicago schools grant criticized by Rauner was put in place by GOP in 1990sJul 31, 2017 1:00 am - Just days before many suburban schools are scheduled to open for the year, Gov. Bruce Rauner is planning to veto a key school funding bill sent to his desk at the eleven...
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Senate rejects measure to partially repeal Affordable Care ActJul 27, 2017 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans suffered a dramatic failure early Friday in their bid to advance a scaled-back plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act, throwing into qu...
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Special session tab could have been higher without suburban lawmaker's billJul 27, 2017 5:30 am - An already expensive four-day legislative special session underway in Springfield could have cost taxpayers $56,740 more if it hadn't been for the efforts of a suburban ...
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Mendoza: Rauner needs to act now to help pay down overdue billsJul 26, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza urged Gov. Bruce Rauner today to act quickly to use his new bonding authority to access up to $6 billion to help pay down the state's...
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Editorial: Legislative leaders hold only hope for school fundingJul 24, 2017 11:00 pm - Today, 177 state lawmakers are traipsing to Springfield - assuming they all heed the governor's call - to try to forge a solution to school funding legislation in time f...
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For first time in years, state will help pay for burials for the poorJul 24, 2017 5:30 am - For the first time in years, Illinois is paying to bury indigent people - welcome news to suburban funeral directors who have been fronting the expense for years when no...