Articles filed under Politics
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Chicago may drop plans for Trump Plaza street signsOct 05, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly moved Wednesday to punish Donald Trump for using a 50 percent spike in homicides and shootings to paint a "distorted caricature" of Chicago ...
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Endorsement: Skillicorn in House District 66Oct 05, 2016 1:00 am - Longtime Republican state Rep. Mike Tryon last year announced he would not seek re-election, paving the way for new representation in House District 66, which includes p...
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Analysis: Mike Pence spent debate defending a different Donald TrumpOct 05, 2016 1:00 am - One of the trickiest tasks facing Republican vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence in his 90 minutes of fame this 2016 campaign was to simply try to defend running mate...
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Analysis: VP debate better for Pence 2020 than Trump 2016Oct 05, 2016 1:00 am - If Tuesday night's vice-presidential debate was about Mike Pence helping Donald Trump right the ship in the 2016 presidential race, it was an abject failure. But if it w...
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Endorsement: McAuliffe for House District 20Oct 05, 2016 1:00 am - Mike McAuliffe has been representing the 20th House District for 20 years. What's notable is his district is largely in Chicago - and he's a Republican. He's the only Ch...
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Endorsement: Reicks for House District 63Oct 05, 2016 1:00 am - With Democrat Jack Franks forgoing another run for the state legislature in favor of seeking the McHenry County Board chairmanship, former foe Steve Reick and Franks' lo...
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Analysis: Kaine's debate threatens nice-guy imageOct 05, 2016 1:00 am - FARMVILLE, Va. - Since joining the Democratic ticket, Tim Kaine has proved to be a workmanlike campaigner, ably touting Hillary Clinton's agenda and throwing punches at ...
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Road repairs prompt Green Oaks to seek first village property taxOct 03, 2016 5:33 am - Asking voters for more money is never easy, but a Nov. 8 ballot question in Green Oaks represents a reluctant first in the village's 56-year history. The amount sought i...
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Kirk, Duckworth raising big money from special interestsOct 03, 2016 5:30 am - A New York billionaire whose hedge fund made an estimated $2 billion profit at the conclusion of a more than decadelong dispute with Argentina donated $250,000 to suppor...
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Dist. 15 plan creates troubling inequitiesOct 03, 2016 5:00 am - I am voting NO on the referendum for District 15 residents because with the global perspective the district is looking for in trying to update and improve, they forgot t...