Articles filed under Politics
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Suburban Democrats press for special prosecutorMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - With a Republican Congress, Illinois Democrats can't legislate a special prosecutor to investigate Russian interference in President Donald Trump's election but they use...
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Lester: Election commission good for Lake, not for DuPage?May 11, 2017 5:35 am - A bill to merge the DuPage Election Commission with the DuPage County clerk's office is being crafted by Republican state Rep. Chris Nybo of Elmhurst and Democratic stat...
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Kellyanne Conway: It's 'inappropriate' to question timing of Comey's firingMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Trump, said in a combative television interview Wednesday morning that it was "inappropriate" to question the timing of Trump's ...
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Newcomer, not Dold, to challenge Schneider in 10th DistrictMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - Three bouts in the ring were enough for boxers Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali, and they also will be enough for Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider and former Republican U...
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Jimmy Kimmel slams critics of his emotional health-care plea, calls out Newt GingrichMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - A week after Jimmy Kimmel shared the news about his newborn son's heart defect - and made an emotional plea about pre-existing conditions amid the health care debate - h...
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Where you can meet local members of Congress during recessMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - With no scheduled session in the week following the U.S. House vote to repeal and replace portions of the Affordable Care Act, suburban members of Congress are home in t...
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi touts career, technical education before business crowdMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi says that in his first four months on the job, he found a Republican partner to push a proposal he contends would create greater...
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Just how big is Apple's cash pile?May 07, 2017 7:20 am - So much cash is raining on some U.S.-based corporations that they are at a loss on what to do with all the money. With the $250 billion sitting in its bank account, Appl...
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Survey: Workers even more stressed by politics since election than during campaignMay 07, 2017 7:19 am - Distracted and stressed at work by the constant buzz about politics and the onslaught of news out of Washington? You're not alone. A new survey by the American Psycholog...
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Rep. Foster, Tom Skilling: Denying climate change like denying smoking dangersMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - A panel featuring WGN meteorologist Tom Skilling and physicist-turned-congressman Bill Foster told a supportive audience Saturday at North Central College that deniers o...