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What did they do with Lindsey Graham?
Jan 16, 2019 1:00 AM - Columnist Kathleen Parker: If loyalty only goes so far, Sen. Lindsey Graham's goes every which way -- depending on the day, week, month -- or proximity to Election Day.
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Fox River & Countryside fire officials seeking tax increase again
Jan 15, 2019 6:55 PM - Encouraged by what they believe has been increased support in recent elections, Fox River and Countryside fire officials are asking voters again this spring for a property tax hike. -
Trump's attorney general nominee defends memo criticizing Mueller probe
Jan 15, 2019 10:41 AM - President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general on Tuesday defended his decision to send an unsolicited memo to the Justice Department criticizing an aspect of the special counsel's Russia investigation, saying he was simply trying to warn senior Justice Department officials against "stretching a statute" to conclude that the president had obstructed justice.
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President roasted for serving fast food to Clemson players
Jan 15, 2019 12:53 PM - "I thought it was a joke," one Clemson player could be overheard saying in a video shared on Twitter, accurately capturing many people's reaction to the president's earlier promise to serve college football's national champions items found on various dollar menus. Only the meal was very real, and late-night hosts and the Internet had a lot to say about it.
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UK Parliament overwhelmingly rejects May's Brexit deal
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Racist commments should offend GOP regardless of who makes them
Jan 15, 2019 1:00 AM - Columnist Michael Gerson: What happens when immense bigotry gets lodged in a small mind? Rep. Steve King, Republican of Iowa, is what happens.
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McSweeney vows to continue push for suburban consolidation plan despite veto
Jan 14, 2019 5:49 PM - State Rep. David McSweeney pledged Monday to reintoduce a plan to make it easier for McHenry County voters to abolish local townships after it was vetoed by outgoing Gov. Bruce Rauner. -
The Burke case and the need for property tax reform in Illinois
Jan 14, 2019 9:49 AM - Ever since I was a young boy, I have remembered my father waiting for that fateful day when we would receive our new Cook County property tax assessment for our small business. Would it be this year that Cook County property taxes would put us out of business, or if we were lucky, what would we pay our property tax attorney to appeal our taxes to a reasonable level that would keep us in business? You see, in Cook County, property taxes are a racket. Here's how it works: First, the county assessor raises your assessment to an artificially inflated value, sometimes 30 percent to 50 percent. Slapped with higher assessments, and therefore higher tax burdens, businesses are swarmed by property tax attorneys, "lawyers" with names like Madigan and Burke -- guys who influence public policy, but also run law firms on the side. -
Pritzker mentions Barrington neighborhood's pride flags in inaugural address
Jan 14, 2019 7:10 PM - Gov. J.B. Pritzker, in his inaugural address, cited a suburban neighborhood as an example of hope and tolerance. -
Trump rejects suggestion to allow government to reopen temporarily
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