Articles filed under Politics
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Local leaders urge unity after Dallas shootingJul 08, 2016 1:00 am - Following the late-night killing of five police officers in Dallas and two men in Minnesota and Louisiana in the days before, top local leaders asked Illinoisans for uni...
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Hoffman Estates panel on board with plan for temporary Obama archivesJul 07, 2016 5:48 am - Hoffman Estates planning and zoning commissioners Wednesday unanimously recommended approval of a plan to convert the former Plunkett Furniture building on Golf Road int...
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How much does your school district get in the new state budget?Jul 07, 2016 1:00 am - Some of the suburbs' largest school districts and those that have pushed hardest for changes to Illinois' education funding will get the biggest budget bump under the pl...
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Analysis: Hillary Clinton's email problems might be worse than we thoughtJul 05, 2016 1:00 am - Here's the good news for Hillary Clinton: The FBI has recommended no charges be brought following its investigation of the former secretary of state's private email serv...
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Liberal stalwart Abner Mikva dies at 90Jul 05, 2016 1:00 am - Abner Mikva, who represented the northern suburbs in Congress and launched into Democratic politics after being famously rebuffed by a Chicago ward boss, has died at age...
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Cook County recorder says merger not in best interests of Cook CountyJul 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Democratic Cook County Recorder of Deeds Karen Yarbrough is unopposed for re-election this November, but she's suddenly in a fight for her political life. Cook County vo...
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Social agencies, colleges relieved by budget vote but cautiousJul 01, 2016 5:00 am - Suburban social service providers and financially needy students are breathing a little easier after the Illinois legislature overwhelmingly approved a stopgap spending ...
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Suburban lawmakers' take on stopgap budget dealJun 30, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois lawmakers passed a six-month stopgap spending plan Thursday with just hours to spare before the end of a fiscal year marred by a historic budget standoff. Here'...
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EU to Britain: No access to single market without migrationJun 29, 2016 7:00 am - BRUSSELS (AP) - European Union leaders spelled out stark conditions for a new relationship with a departing Britain on Wednesday, warning that if British business wants ...
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House Speaker Paul Ryan urges new trade deal with UK, but others say it's too soonJun 29, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Speaker Paul Ryan is calling on the administration to start talking to the United Kingdom about a new trade agreement to ensure "a smooth" relationshi...