Articles filed under Politics
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Corporate lobbyists love new paid sick days policyDec 03, 2017 6:16 am - American workers have some unlikely allies in the fight for paid sick days. California Republican Rep. Mimi Walters has sponsored a bill that would encourage companies t...
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Guest View: District 211 rebuts transgender lawsuit chargeDec 02, 2017 5:00 am - By Daniel Cates District 211 Superintendent On November 30, 2017, a lawsuit was filed against Township High School District 211 claiming the District had violated the ri...
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Meet the candidates: New women running for office at all levelsDec 01, 2017 4:30 am - New female candidates from across the suburbs are planning runs for offices at all levels, spurred on by the election of President Donald Trump and the activism of the W...
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Suburban women 'fired up' about new wave of female candidatesDec 01, 2017 4:30 am - Ann Gillespie of Arlington Heights knows she's “one of the many.” She's a Democrat running for elected office for the first time at age 58, and she's part of a movement ...
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Meet Rep. Schneider in GurneeNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider will meet with interested constituents and answer questions Saturday during a "Congress on Your Corner" event in Gurnee. The Deerfield Democrat,...
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Bartlett fire trustees to decide Dec. 20 on tax-hike requestNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - Though Bartlett Fire Protection District trustees have already discussed the service cuts they'd make if voters reject a tax-hike proposal via a March 20 referendum, the...
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Washington Post was approached with false claim about Roy MooreNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - A woman who falsely claimed to The Washington Post that Roy Moore, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama, impregnated her as a teenager appears to work with an...
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Watergate prosecutor to keynote 10th District Democrats award dinnerNov 28, 2017 12:00 am - Watergate prosecutor and MSNBC contributor Jill Wine-Banks will be the keynote speaker at the Tenth Congressional District Democrats' annual Awards Dinner on Sunday, Dec...
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Curran to face challenge for Lake County sheriffNov 27, 2017 12:00 am - A retired federal agent from Zion filed nominating petitions Monday to challenge Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran in next year's election. John Idleburg, a Democrat from ...
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Meredith agrees to buy Time Inc. with Koch brothers' backingNov 26, 2017 12:00 am - Meredith Corp. agreed to acquire Time Inc. for $2.8 billion including debt, swallowing the once-mighty home of Fortune and Sports Illustrated after the internet age wrea...