Articles filed under Politics
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Learn about Illinois' fiscal crisisJan 17, 2016 12:00 am - Ralph Martire will present "The Fiscal Crisis in Illinois: Its Cause and Potential Solution Education" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Stevenson Center on Democracy, 2...
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Meals on Wheels' state money gets moving, slowlyJan 16, 2016 6:40 am - The DuPage Senior Citizens Council announced in December that its Meals on Wheels program would become another casualty of the Illinois budget stalemate, cutting its hom...
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Rauner asks labor board to rule if labor talks at impasseJan 15, 2016 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov. Bruce Rauner is asking a labor board to determine whether negotiations with the state's largest public employee union have reached an impasse. R...
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Rivers, Grand Victoria casinos' revenues level offJan 14, 2016 12:00 am - Elgin's Grand Victoria Casino stanched its revenue declines in 2015, while Rivers Casino in Des Plaines ended its growth spurt. Both saw revenue level off, statistics fr...
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Democrats endorse Kim Foxx for state's attorneyJan 13, 2016 10:00 pm - As expected, the Cook County Democratic Party endorsed Kim Foxx for state's attorney over incumbent Anita Alvarez after a strong push of support from Foxx's former boss ...
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Obama warns against giving in to election-year cynicismJan 12, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Eyeing the end of his presidency, Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday night to rekindle their belief in the promise of change that first carried him to the...
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Obama's last State of the Union will start at 8 p.m.Jan 12, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama will deliver his last State of the Union speech tonight at a moment when the fear and anger in the American electorate seem to have c...
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GOP response: S. Carolina governor defends immigrantsJan 12, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Americans should resist "the siren call of the angriest voices" in how the nation treats immigrants, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Tuesday as the GOP...
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Roselle District 12 seeking property tax increaseJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - Roselle Elementary District 12 will ask voters in the March 15 primary election to approve a property tax increase that would cost the owner of a $250,000 home about $50...
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Schaumburg woman to sit with first lady during State of the Union addressJan 10, 2016 12:00 am - Upset at seeing reporters attack President Barack Obama on TV for his economic policies, Schaumburg resident Gloria Balenski decided to write the president a thank-you n...