Articles filed under Politics
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Cook County leaders pile on Assessor Joe BerriosJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - Embattled Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios found no comfort from fellow Democrats holding county office Tuesday. Berrios defended his office's property assessment practi...
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Dennis Hastert released from Minnesota prisonJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has been released from prison in Minnesota and transferred to a Chicago re-entry facility, according to Federal B...
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Lester: Suburban caregivers get small boost in pay, but fight wages onJul 17, 2017 5:30 am - After frequent stories of caregivers earning around $10 an hour even after years of work, suburban aides who care for people with disabilities are getting a pay raise. ...
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Don Jr. reminds us: Don't email anything you don't want to see in The New York TimesJul 16, 2017 7:20 am - Experts on leadership communications call it The New York Times rule or the "front page test." It's one of the most common aphorisms of advisers and attorneys who counse...
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Editorial: We need answers on Trump and RussiaJul 15, 2017 2:00 pm - There Donald Trump Jr. was the other night, smiling and lighthearted, answering sympathetic questions from Sean Hannity, who famously advised the Trump campaign behind t...
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Lester: Former Daily Herald paperboy now state elections chiefJul 13, 2017 5:35 am - "Only in America," Arlington Heights native Bill Cadigan laughs, "can one go from being a Daily Herald paperboy to the head of the State Board of Elections." Cadigan, wh...
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Schools still waiting to see if they'll get money from stateJul 12, 2017 5:00 am - Amid the relief that lawmakers passed an Illinois budget for the first time in two years, one key provision has been overlooked: Schools won't get state dollars unless R...
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Editorial: State leaders must choose to govern or to campaignJul 10, 2017 11:00 pm - Having at last produced a state budget, Illinois' leaders — regardless of where they came out in the budget battle — have a choice to make. They can govern, or they can ...
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Retailers win another round against Cook County 'soda tax'Jul 10, 2017 1:00 am - Retailers won another round Monday in their attempt to keep a Cook County tax on sugary beverages from going into effect. The Illinois Appellate Court upheld a temporary...
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Editorial: State leaders must choose to govern or to campaignJul 09, 2017 11:00 pm - Having at last produced a state budget, Illinois' leaders - regardless of where they came out in the budget battle - have a choice to make. They can govern, or they can ...