Articles filed under Politics
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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...
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Why you can't tune out the next state electionJun 07, 2017 11:00 pm - If you want another example of how Illinois government failures hurt all of us in the state, look no further than Jake Griffin's column that appeared Wednesday in the Da...
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Illinois owes billions to suburban non-profits, companies, government agenciesJun 07, 2017 5:00 am - One result of the Illinois legislature's repeated failure to pass a budget is a big backlog of unpaid bills to companies and nonprofits that do business with the state o...
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Fate of McHenry County recorder's office could be left up to votersJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - The decision on whether to merge the McHenry County recorder's office with the clerk's office could be left up to voters. An ad hoc committee is considering a resolution...
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Analysis: Trump unlikely to sit idly by as Comey speaksJun 07, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Alone in the White House in recent days, President Donald Trump - frustrated and defiant - has been spoiling for a fight, according to his confidants and as...
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Drury joins crowded Democratic primary field for governorJun 06, 2017 1:00 am - Democratic state Rep. Scott Drury on Tuesday became the latest suburbanite to throw his name into an already crowded Democratic primary field for governor. Drury, a form...
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Lester: Suburban police support pension law, but insulted by languageJun 05, 2017 5:30 am - Suburban police chiefs don't oppose a law that would make them ineligible for a second pension, but they don't like the term “double-dipping.” Oak Brook Police Chief Jam...
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Can off-hours political activism get you in trouble at work?Jun 04, 2017 7:23 am - In recent weeks, the story of a New Jersey lawyer whose off-hours political activism was brought to the attention of her employer went viral because of the unusual way i...
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Editorial: School funding equity loses out to Chicago greedJun 03, 2017 2:00 pm - It is easy to get lost in the big picture of frustrations over the state legislature's inability yet again to produce a budget. But doing so obscures a lot of meaningful...
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Analysis: How Congress dismantled federal Internet privacy rulesJun 03, 2017 7:20 am - WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans knew their plan was potentially explosive. They wanted to kill landmark privacy regulations that would soon ban Internet providers...