Articles filed under Politics
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District 26 voters to decide fate of proposed Early Learning CenterAug 26, 2016 1:00 am - Voters in River Trails School District 26 this November will decide whether to increase their taxes so the district can build a $29 million Early Learning Center that to...
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Rauner: Political mapping system 'rigged'Aug 26, 2016 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday renewed his push for lawmakers to change the way Illinois draws its political boundaries. He made the comments after the Illinois Supreme Cou...
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Rauner says he'll stay out of Murphy replacementAug 26, 2016 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner said Friday he doesn't plan to get involved in replacing state Sen. Matt Murphy, a Palatine Republican and top ally who announced his resignation earli...
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State redistricting referendum won't be on November ballotAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - A divided Illinois Supreme Court narrowly ruled Thursday that a referendum proposal seeking to change how Illinois draws political boundaries is unconstitutional, making...
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Dist. 15 meeting to address board limitations for upcoming referendumAug 24, 2016 1:00 am - The referendum, which will be on the November ballot, will ask voters to approve borrowing $130 million to build two new schools. Thursday's meeting will be held at Jose...
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Fox River fire district to pose tax increase feeler in NovemberAug 23, 2016 5:30 am - Voters accustomed to seeing a tax increase request from the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District on the ballot will experience déjà vu this November. But this ti...
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After 14-year sentence reaffirmed, Blagojevich appeals againAug 23, 2016 1:00 am - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich is appealing a federal judge's decision from two weeks ago reaffirming his 14-year sentence for political corruption. The former Democratic g...
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DuPage election agency may impose restrictions on its representativesAug 23, 2016 1:00 am - The DuPage County Election Commission board is considering a policy to restrict the political activity of some representatives of the agency. Chairwoman Cathy Ficker Ter...
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Many donors to Clinton Foundation met with her at StateAug 23, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - More than half the people outside the government who met with Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state gave money - either personally or through com...
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The world is getting better at paid maternity leave. The U.S. is not.Aug 21, 2016 7:14 am - When news broke that Ivanka Trump's clothing line doesn't offer workers paid maternity leave, some were surprised. After all, the Republican presidential nominee's daugh...