Articles filed under Politics
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Top Republican lawmaker resigns suddenly citing “cyber security issues”Jul 24, 2016 1:00 am - State Rep. Ron Sandack, a Downers Grove Republican and vocal legislative ally of Gov. Bruce Rauner, is resigning from the Illinois House after saying he's had “cyber sec...
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Editorial: Democrats' convention challenge is to show Hillary Clinton can be trustedJul 23, 2016 2:00 pm - Democrats will gather in Philadelphia with a sense of history this week. On Tuesday, they will be the first major party to nominate a woman for president in the 240 year...
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Rauner signs plans aimed at curbing local government costsJul 22, 2016 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday signed legislation from a bipartisan duo of suburban lawmakers geared toward cutting local government costs. One new law was sparked by the r...
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3 things to know about the Republican Convention ThursdayJul 21, 2016 5:32 am - Like the other days of the Republican National Convention, a lot of people will speak during Thursday night's finale. But one speech will be watched far more than any ot...
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Images: #TBT Gallery revisits Chicago's Republican National ConventionsJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - See moments from a few of the many Republican National Conventions hosted in Chicago through the years. Abraham Lincoln was nominated in 1860, William Howard Taft was no...
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No peek at the man behind the mogulJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - CLEVELAND - For a fleeting moment, Tiffany Trump started to show people the character of her father. A friend of hers had passed away and "the first call I got, as I kne...
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Kirk faces tough re-election challenge as he skips ClevelandJul 20, 2016 1:00 am - As he runs for a second term in a state that leans Democratic and in a year when he's disavowed his party's presidential candidate, Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says t...
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Constable: Campaign buttons for fun, not investmentJul 19, 2016 5:00 am - The first item on the “Make America Great Again” agenda of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, was to craft a r...
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Ex-Illinois GOP leader Pat Brady leaves convention floor during rules fightJul 19, 2016 1:00 am - For months, former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady of St. Charles has been one of Donald Trump's biggest critics, and his comments drew scorn from the nomin...
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Federal mental health bill shifts focus to preventing tragedyJul 19, 2016 1:00 am - Ensuring "treatment before tragedy" while pumping $150 million into national mental health efforts are among the components of a bill being promoted as the most signific...