Articles filed under Politics
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Endorsement: 'Yes' to borrow funds for Round Lake Park police pensionsOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - Three years after Round Lake Park voters rejected the village's request for a property tax hike to fix its woefully underfunded police pension fund, the problem remains ...
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Endorsement: Yes to improve Bloomingdale parks facilities: YesOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - On Nov. 8, voters will be asked to support Bloomingdale Park District's request to borrow $9.9 million to repair and improve three facilities. District officials have l...
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Analysis: Remembering politics' 'most beautiful loser,' Adlai E. StevensonOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - The debates may be over, but the election is not - and talk of concession may seem a little premature. Yet chatter about gracious handoffs and yielding to opponents was ...
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Analysis: Things - like the Emmys - 'rigged' against Donald TrumpOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - For a moment during Wednesday night's presidential debate in Las Vegas, Donald Trump completely proved the point Hillary Clinton was trying to make about him. Specifical...
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Twitter users claim #nastywoman after debateOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - It's too soon to tell if "such a nasty woman" will go down in history as one of those memorable debate moments. The shelf-life of everything is short now. And the shelf ...
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Endorsement: Yes to raise sales tax for Villa Park infrastructureOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - Villa Park voters are being asked to approve a half-percentage-point sales tax increase to raise money for infrastructure work not included in the village's street impro...
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14th Congressional candidates take different approach to guns, police violenceOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - For Republican Rep. Randy Hultgren, at least part of restoring mutual confidence between law enforcement and the public involves equipping both groups with a better unde...
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Endorsement: Yes to repair Green Oaks roadsOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - Green Oaks voters are asked to support a first in the village's 56-year history - a municipal property tax. It would be used to provide a steady revenue source for road ...
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Endorsement: Yes on River Trails District 26 building proposalOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - Voters in River Trails School District 26 will decide whether to increase their taxes so the district can build a $29 million Early Learning Center to provide preschool ...
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Opposition surfaces for Round Lake Park police pension proposalOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - Formal opposition has surfaced regarding a Round Lake Park ballot initiative seeking permission to borrow $5.4 million to boost the police pension fund. Taxpayers United...