Articles filed under Politics
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Dold plans national speech on heroin crisis as campaign gets underwayApr 08, 2016 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bob Dold is scheduled to discuss his efforts to slow the heroin crisis on Republicans' weekly national broadcast address. "I've seen firsthand the unimaginable...
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Proposal would give tax break for soundproofing homes near O'HareApr 07, 2016 1:00 am - While residents near O'Hare International Airport might not get relief from jet noise, more could get tax relief for soundproofing their homes. A state legislative comm...
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Would sex abuse allegations affect Hastert sentencing?Apr 07, 2016 1:00 am - Allegations of sexual misconduct expected to be heard as Hastert is punished for violating banking laws
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Aurora's IMSA directly caught in state budget crisisApr 07, 2016 1:00 am - Officials in Aurora and elsewhere are raising concerns about how the ongoing state budget war might affect the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, a high...
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College officials warn of more layoffs if budget fight continuesApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - A week after Harper College in Palatine and College of Lake County announced dozens of layoffs because of the state's budget standoff, statewide education officials plea...
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Cronin: Lean times coming for local governmentApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - In the face of the state's fiscal crisis and current budget impasse, local governments should be prepared for less state money, DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin s...
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Elmhurst girl's death inspires EpiPen proposalApr 05, 2016 1:00 am - After her 13-year-old daughter, Annie, suffered an allergic reaction and died days later, Shelly LeGere wanted to ensure that didn't happen to anyone else. "Had epinephr...
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Newest school plan wouldn't cut suburbs' funds immediatelyApr 05, 2016 1:00 am - The latest push to change how the state pays for schools would keep some of the suburbs' wealthier districts from losing money in the first year and phase in a potential...
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Egg law would keep one cracked egg from spoiling the bunchApr 04, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois lawmakers have hatched a plan they say will keep grocery stores from wasting so many eggs. State law says if just one egg in a carton is cracked, the grocery s...
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New anti-heroin proposals emergeApr 04, 2016 1:00 am - A year after approving a sweeping anti-heroin proposal over Gov. Bruce Rauner's veto, some state lawmakers have brought up new ideas to address the heroin crisis that co...