Articles filed under Politics
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Constable: Fiction mirrors Cubs, political realityMay 25, 2017 5:30 am - In 2014, when former Hoffman Estates resident Dennis Hetzel published his first sports/politics novel, "Killing the Curse," about the Cubs in the World Series amid presi...
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Lester: Suburban lawmaker says he knew Comey as precise, methodicalMay 25, 2017 5:30 am - State Rep. Scott Drury says he won't pass judgment on James Comey's actions during the ousted FBI director's final months in office. But Drury, a former assistant U.S. a...
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Editorial: Senate should support ballot measure on future of lieutenant governorMay 24, 2017 11:00 pm - Obscured amid all the budget hyperbole coming out of Springfield as the legislative session rushes to a close is a not-insignificant measure that could save the state $2...
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Trump's budget proposal cuts all federal funds to Planned ParenthoodMay 24, 2017 1:00 am - President Donald Trump's 2018 budget proposal would bar Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from receiving federal funds that help pay for health-care servic...
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Editorial: Unacceptable - Citizens must again press lawmakers for budgetMay 24, 2017 1:00 am - At some point, we realize, the repeated - and repeatedly ignored - calls for state leaders to set aside politics and produce a workable state budget take on a shrill and...
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How to contact your state leaders, senators, representativesMay 22, 2017 11:00 pm - Here are phone numbers and, where available, email addresses for contacting state leaders and legislators. Gov. Bruce Rauner Republican, Illinois Governor, Springfield: ...
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Illinois punished by market as budget deadline nearsMay 20, 2017 1:00 am - With less than two weeks left in the regular legislative session, Illinois lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner are still divided on how to end the worst-rated state's nearly...
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Anthony Weiner pleads guilty in child sexting case, could get years in prisonMay 19, 2017 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, whose penchant for sexting strangers online ended his political career and led to an investigation that upended the pres...
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Editorial: How Preckwinkle lost suburbs on minimum wageMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - As we've noted in this space plenty of times before, there is much that impresses us about Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. She has introduced discipline in...
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Roger Ailes, architect of conservative TV juggernaut Fox News, is dead at 77May 18, 2017 1:00 am - Roger Ailes, who mastered the art of selling political candidates like Hollywood celebrities and was the architect of conservative-oriented TV news, has died at 77. Fox ...