Articles filed under Politics
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Veteran lawmaker Nekritz resigning Illinois House seatJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat and 15-year veteran in the Illinois House, is stepping down and won't seek re-election in 2018. "I've put in my time and...
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Baseball field shooting captures both sides of gun control debateJun 15, 2017 1:00 am - The shooting of members of a Republican congressional baseball team on an Alexandria, Virginia, field Wednesday morning was in some ways a microcosm of the long-standing...
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Cullerton: No stopgap budget will pass SenateJun 15, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois Senate President John Cullerton told the Daily Herald Thursday that his Democratic-led chamber won't approve any stopgap spending this year in lieu of a full bu...
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Hodgkinson letters: 'I have never said life sucks, only the policies of the Republicans'Jun 14, 2017 1:00 am - James Hodgkinson, the Belleville man accused of shooting at congressmen and aides during practice for a congressional baseball game Wednesday, has written a number of le...
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Former, current Illinois lawmakers don't see big security changes comingJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - Former Illinois congressman Bob Dold said he never felt unsafe as a member of Congress and he certainly never felt unsafe during early-morning baseball practices with hi...
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Should Treasury Department handle student financial aid?Jun 11, 2017 7:18 am - An idea that took shape in the Obama administration is getting fresh attention under President Donald Trump as the Education Department considers handing the operations ...
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Amazon, Kickstarter, Reddit, Mozilla to stage net neutrality online protestJun 10, 2017 7:16 am - Some of the Internet's biggest names are banding together for a "day of action" to oppose the Federal Communications Commission, which is working to undo regulations for...
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Editorial: Trump's improper bid to influence Comey probeJun 09, 2017 2:00 pm - It is entirely natural that President Donald Trump would value loyalty from his key subordinates. Any of us would, and the reality is, few leaders can afford to counten...
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Lester: Wheaton Cold War bunker to be razed this monthJun 08, 2017 5:12 am - As U.S. relations with Russia are once again front-page news, DuPage County officials tell me they're preparing to demolish a Wheaton Cold War bunker in the coming days....
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Trump stays off Twitter during Comey's testimonyJun 08, 2017 1:00 am - This is an updating catalog of notable Twitter activity before, during and after the testimony of fired FBI Director James Comey at the Senate Intelligence Committee Hea...