Articles filed under Politics
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District 301 seeks voter approval to borrow $22 millionNov 01, 2016 5:30 am - Voters in Central Unit District 301 will decide Nov. 8 whether to approve a $22 million bond request for building 12 additional classrooms and a field house at Burlingto...
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Lester: Tiny St. Thomas girls cross-country team defies oddsOct 31, 2016 5:40 am - It's not, as Mark Twain once said, the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. The girls cross country team from tiny St. Thomas of Villanov...
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Does Illinois' gas tax money belong in 'lockbox'?Oct 31, 2016 5:00 am - One of the least-talked-about choices on your Nov. 8 ballot would make history if passed. A binding referendum proposal would amend the state Constitution by putting tra...
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Voters: What you need to know about Lombard's library referendumOct 30, 2016 7:28 am - It has been 40 years since voters approved a tax rate increase for the Helen Plum Library. The building at 110 W. Maple St. in Lombard was constructed in 1963. An addit...
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Clinton, Trump well down list of 'inspirational' leadersOct 29, 2016 2:00 pm - One vote for Hillary Clinton. One for Gary Johnson. One for Donald Trump. But 17 for Pope Francis and 10 each for Barack Obama and Bernie Sanders. These were among the r...
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River Trails District 26 building plan has some criticsOct 29, 2016 7:00 am - Funding to build Early Learning Center on ballot
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Pension board votes to suspend Hastert's $28,000 pensionOct 28, 2016 1:00 am - Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert will continue to forgo his $28,000 a year pension from his years as an Illinois lawmaker. The board governing the pension system...
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Computer seized in Weiner probe prompts FBI to take new steps in Clinton email inquiryOct 28, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Newly discovered emails found on a computer seized during an investigation of disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner have prompted the FBI to make new inquiri...
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Antioch voters to weigh in on fire protection service questionOct 27, 2016 5:15 am - Antioch voters will decide Nov. 8 whether to approve a ballot measure to join the First Fire Protection District of Antioch for fire and rescue services. A "yes" vote w...
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Chris Lauzen makes pitch for more power in Kane CountyOct 26, 2016 5:15 am - Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen wants the county board to give him all the powers the state's attorney has told him he lacked. But board members didn't rush to r...