Articles filed under Politics
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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 ...
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After special prosecutor named, Trump says probe will show no collusionMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Justice Department appointed a special counsel Wednesday to investigate possible coordination between President Donald Trump's associates and Russian of...
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Illinois Congress members react to Flynn allegationMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois members of Congress are reacting to the allegation that President Donald Trump asked former FBI director James Comey to end the investigation of Gen. Michael Fl...
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Democratic state senators pass pieces of tax, spending packageMay 17, 2017 1:00 am - Democrats in the Illinois Senate, frustrated with the state's 22-month budget impasse, moved Wednesday to pass much of a multi-piece tax and spending plan that their Rep...
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Arlington Heights artist tells how he painted Quinn - and his stuffMay 16, 2017 5:30 am - Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn wanted his official portrait to include far more than his smiling image, wearing his lucky purple-and-navy striped tie. He gave Arlington ...
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Roskam expresses 'alarm' over Trump, Russia intel reportMay 16, 2017 1:00 am - Conservative Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton is expressing "alarm" at reports that President Donald J. Trump shared classified information with Russian offi...
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Lisa Madigan to seek fifth term as attorney generalMay 15, 2017 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan says she's seeking a fifth term next year. Madigan revealed her 2018 plans last week during an unrelated news confe...
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When politics invades your workplaceMay 14, 2017 7:22 am - Americans are talking about politics. This we knew. But while the traditional advice is to steer clear of politics at the office, more than half of American workers in a...
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The heartland hooks up with Silicon Valley in Trump's AmericaMay 13, 2017 7:15 am - President Donald Trump's get-tough attitude on immigration is spurring a surge of high-tech investment in America's heartland, where farmers are scrambling for new ways ...
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Trump, Comey, Russia editorial: We need special prosecutorMay 12, 2017 11:00 pm - The ignoble irony is that the man who brands his adversaries "Fake News," "Lying' Ted" and "Crooked Hillary" has shown himself yet again to be woefully casual about the ...