Articles filed under Politics
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Editorial: Harris joins growing list of departing legislatorsOct 03, 2017 11:00 pm - State Rep. David Harris, an Arlington Heights Republican, has become the latest suburban lawmaker to announce he's fed up with the decrepit condition of Illinois politic...
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Lester: Maine Township trustee outraged expenses cost more than aidOct 02, 2017 5:43 am - A Maine Township trustee is criticizing administrative costs for a program for the poor that are more than three times the amount of aid actually provided to needy resid...
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Political squabble behind Antioch Township assessor's office moveOct 02, 2017 5:34 am - Antioch Township leaders admit political infighting is at least partially to blame for Assessor Heather Kufalk-Marotta's moving out of the township building on Deep Lake...
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Emails show how District 59 board tried to keep referendum off ballotOct 02, 2017 5:30 am - Leaders on the Elk Grove Township District 59 school board led the effort to keep voters from deciding whether the district should borrow up to $20 million, according to...
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Suburban members of Congress react to Las Vegas shootingOct 02, 2017 1:00 am - Suburban members of Congress spoke out Monday in response to the mass shooting in Las Vegas. Here are their statements: U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Hoffman Estates De...
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Russian Facebook ads showed black woman firing rifle, amid efforts to stoke racial strifeOct 02, 2017 1:00 am - One of the Russian-bought advertisements that Facebook shared with congressional investigators on Monday featured photographs of an armed black woman "dry firing" a rifl...
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The new reality of old age in America: 'I'm going to work until I die'Oct 01, 2017 7:23 am - Richard Dever had swabbed the campground shower stalls and emptied 20 garbage cans, and now he climbed slowly onto a John Deere mower to cut a couple acres of grass. "I'...
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Analysis: Do wages always rise when corporate tax rates go down?Oct 01, 2017 7:00 am - America's middle class is hungry for a raise after years of stagnant pay. President Donald Trump keeps saying that he can make bigger paychecks happen. Trump argues that...
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Need help sorting out what's fake news and what's not?Oct 01, 2017 1:00 am - For every bit of information in the newsosphere, there is probably a piece of misinformation competing with it. The sources of misinformation can be as benign as a joke ...
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Editorial: Can we cherish both flag and right to protest?Sep 30, 2017 2:00 pm - In the debate that rages across the republic these days about the American flag, we find ourselves hearkening back to our dear friend and late columnist, the legendary J...