Articles filed under Politics
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Rauner: Talk of discrimination against CPS "hurtful" and untrueJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner said Monday that accusations that he cares less about predominantly minority students in Chicago Public Schools are "hurtful" and that he "c...
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Here's what happens if governor vetoes just part of school funding billJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner says he plans to strike portions of a controversial school funding bill should it reach his desk. If he does use an amendatory veto to remov...
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Rauner: Madigan promotes property taxes for personal profitJul 24, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan deliberately advances policies that promote high property taxes out of a "stunning conflict of interest" that has made him weal...
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Editorial: Rauner, Madigan duel; legislators flee in frustrationJul 22, 2017 2:00 pm - Elaine Nekritz has always struck us as one of the lights in the darkness, a state legislator whose heart is in the right place, who got involved in politics not out of a...
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Bernie Sanders to speak Aug. 30 in Aurora about teen-focused bookJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Former Democratic presidential candidate and Sen. Bernie Sanders is scheduled to speak Aug. 30 in Aurora about his new book aimed at teaching teens the tools of a "polit...
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Nekritz: Frustration over Illinois' ongoing crisis prompted resignationJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a long-standing fixture of suburban politics, said she knew it was time to leave her job when she found herself without the energy to tackle i...
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Illinois dodges downgrade to junk as Moody's affirms ratingJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois avoided becoming the first junk-rated U.S. state after Moody's Investors Service opted to leave its grade unchanged, pushing the price of the state's bonds to t...
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Bartlett Fire District to step up referendum planningJul 20, 2017 1:00 am - Bartlett Fire Protection District officials will get more specific in August about their plans for a March 2018 tax-hike referendum to maintain services at their current...
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Rauner pledges amendatory veto of school funding planJul 18, 2017 5:45 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner said he will veto a school funding bill as soon as it reaches his desk because it includes a bailout of the Chicago Public School pension system, an ac...
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What Mitch McConnell is doing next on health careJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - For Mitch McConnell, Monday night was as embarrassing a blow as they come for a Senate majority leader. Two more Republican senators came out against his bi...