Articles filed under Politics
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Q&A: FTC's Edith Ramirez on internet security, agency under TrumpJan 07, 2017 6:15 am - The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday that it has filed a complaint against D-Link, a router and Web-connected camera maker, alleging that it does not adequate...
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Effort to merge Lisle, Warrenville and Woodridge with Naperville could appear on ballotJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - A mysterious push to merge three neighboring towns with Naperville has taken a step forward and could appear as a referendum question on the April 4 ballot. Petitions to...
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Fact check: Julian Assange's claim that Russian's weren't involved in Wikileaks emailsJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - The facts contradict Julian Assange's assurance that there was no Russian involvement in the WikiLeaks email releases, and the situation is much too complex for him to m...
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McHugh, Patterson, Stein and Swanson for Wauconda District 118Jan 04, 2017 12:00 am - Five candidates are vying for four seats on the Wauconda District 118 school board. Four incumbents - Carey McHugh, Sam Stein, David Patterson, and Brian Swanson - are r...
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After mix-up, Batavia referendum request now in the right handsJan 04, 2017 12:00 am - A petition seeking a referendum asking voters whether Batavia should cease having home-rule authority was supposed to be filed with the city clerk, not the Kane County c...
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Batavians ask for referendum on home rule, but signatures may be lackingJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - Some Batavians want to decide April 4 whether the city should keep its home-rule status. But whether they got enough other people to agree with them was unclear Tuesday ...
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Backtracking after Trump tweet, GOP won't gut ethics officeJan 03, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Republicans abruptly reversed themselves Tuesday under pressure from President-elect Donald Trump and dropped plans to gut an independent congressiona...
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Brookmans poised to keep 20-year hold on Des Plaines' 5th WardJan 02, 2017 4:30 am - After Carla Brookman took the oath of office in a crowded Des Plaines city council chamber nearly two decades ago, the rookie 5th Ward alderman unintentionally began to ...
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How St. Charles native's tie got mixed up with Trump, MexicoJan 02, 2017 4:30 am - It was a moment for television news highlight reels. Just two months after using the strongest of expletives to tell the world Mexico would not pay for Donald Trump's wa...
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5 things to know about new CongressJan 02, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Congress ushers in a new era of all-Republican rule. On Tuesday at noon, with plenty of pomp and pageantry, members of the 115th Congress will be sworn in, ...