Articles filed under Politics
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Diamond Lake District 76 taxpayers to vote on $11.4 million projectJan 19, 2017 4:33 am - Mundelein-based Diamond Lake Elementary District 76 will ask taxpayer approval to borrow $11.4 million to fund a variety of improvements at its three schools, but offici...
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Illinois Republicans head to inauguration with more unity than beforeJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - Even before the Nov. 8 election, Joe Folisi had booked a hotel and flight for Friday's inauguration in Washington. "I know by some experience how hard it can be. I figur...
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Hastert wants assault victim to return $1.7M in hush moneyJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Imprisoned former House speaker Dennis Hastert wants one of his sexual abuse victims to return the $1.7 million in hush money the Illinois Republican paid him ...
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'God Bless the U.S.A.': The (apparently) apolitical origins of a GOP inauguration favoriteJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - It's been more than three decades since country music star Lee Greenwood released "God Bless the U.S.A.," one of the most recognizable patriotic anthems in all of pop mu...
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Hultgren renews push for global human sex trafficking crackdownJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren reinforced his quest to end human sex trafficking by reintroducing legislation in the new Congress that shames countries who don't make efforts ...
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Suburban elected leaders split on attending inaugurationJan 18, 2017 12:00 am - Illinois' elected leaders are split on whether they're attending President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic Chicago Mayor R...
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Crystal Lake, Naperville, Wheaton students to see Trump make historyJan 18, 2017 12:00 am - Students from Crystal Lake, Naperville and Wheaton are among those making the trip to Washington to watch Donald J. Trump take the oath of office as the 45th president o...
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District 73 to seek taxpayer support for $42 million building planJan 17, 2017 4:30 am - Residents to be asked for $42 million for 10-year project
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Term limits question knocked off Wauconda ballotsJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - A citizen-driven proposal to create term limits for Wauconda's mayor and trustees will not appear on April 4 ballots because petition pages were numbered improperly, off...
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Arlington Heights 'recovering racist' says he was changed by MLKJan 16, 2017 4:30 am - My head snapped up at a Martin Luther King Jr. dinner in Hoffman Estates late last week when the Rev. John Alan Boryk described himself as a “recovering racist” and deta...