Articles filed under Politics
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Constable: Vet won't surrender Confederate flagSep 30, 2017 1:00 am - This proud man with the two Confederate battle flags flapping in his Elmhurst front yard says he won't bow to public pressure the way his relatives living in Skokie did ...
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Jewish leaders address rise of anti-Semitism as Yom Kippur arrivesSep 29, 2017 5:30 am - When Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, arrives this evening, Senior Rabbi Stephen Hart of Temple Chai in Long Grove will be among the religious leaders...
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Suburban GOP upset enough with abortion bill to find challenger to Rauner?Sep 29, 2017 1:00 am - Wheaton's Ives 'flattered' at buzz for a possible candidacy
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Lester: Immigrant rights event canceled after threats to Arlington Heights librarySep 28, 2017 5:30 am - Arlington Heights Memorial Library canceled an immigrants rights workshop this week out of “concerns for safety” after the library's voice mail and board president D...
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Constable: Much has changed since Cubs last won World SeriesSep 28, 2017 5:30 am - Propelled by a 7th-inning power surge. the Chicago Cubs beat the Cardinals 5-1 in St. Louis on Wednesday night to clinch the National League Central Division championshi...
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Rep. Steve Scalise returns to Congress 15 weeks after shootingSep 28, 2017 1:00 am - House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was at "imminent risk of death" when he was rushed to the hospital with a gunshot wound 15 weeks ago, returned to work on Thursday...
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Analysis: The GOP tax plan, explained in simple termsSep 28, 2017 1:00 am - The big tax code makeover President Donald Trump and Republicans have been promising for months is finally out. It's nine pages long. That may sound like a lengthy docum...
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Roskam: New tax code will help families 'lost in the shuffle'Sep 28, 2017 1:00 am - As chairman of the tax subcommittee on the influential House Ways and Means Committee, Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton has a role in the GOP's attempt to re...
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After Alabama, GOP anti-establishment wing declares all-out war in 2018Sep 27, 2017 1:00 am - The stunning defeat of President Donald Trump's chosen Senate candidate in Alabama on Tuesday amounted to a political lightning strike - setting the stage for a worsenin...
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'Obamacare' survives; GOP concedes on last-gasp repeal trySep 26, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — “Obamacare” lives on. Senate Republicans, short of votes, abandoned their latest and possibly final attempt to kill the health care law Tuesday, just ahead ...