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Durbin last month sent letters to 110 local election authorities. The letters seek information to help federal and state officials strengthen the cyber security of voting systems. The correspondence followed reports of Russian cyberattacks on the U.S. electoral system leading …
And yet, legally questionable or merely embarrassing examples bubble up again and again, from Hollywood (consider the racially insensitive jokes made by Sony executives) to Wall Street (recall those damaging emails from the Great Recession). Now Trump Organization executive vice …
President Donald J. Trump defended his 39-year-old son, as you’d expect a father might do, calling him “a wonderful young man” and saying, “Most people would have taken the meeting” with Russian government-connected attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya who was presented as …
Ray Graham Association President and CEO Kim Zoeller tells me the move certainly is appreciated but it’s far from enough. The DuPage County nonprofit has more than 90 of its 250 caregiver positions open after many workers left for higher-paying …
“I totally disagree with the governor,” Bush said Monday while surrounded by a group of Lake County school district leaders. “Stop blaming Chicago for the inadequacy of the funding system.” The bill changes the way state money is doled out …
McConnell practically challenged conservative critics of the bill to vote against moving the process ahead. How? By publicly dangling in front of them what they have said they wanted if the current effort falls apart: a so-called clean repeal of …
According to the National Weather Service, the river in Algonquin was about 2½ feet over flood stage this morning. It’s expected to crest Tuesday morning at 12.7 feet, which would tie the record set in 2013. Rauner previously toured flood …
The 75-year-old Republican is no longer at the Minnesota federal prison where he began serving his sentence on June 22, 2016, but is at a Chicago residential re-entry management office, online records showed. Hastert’s release date is listed as Aug. …
This service dog isn’t required to wear a vest or have any certification to be legally recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The dog, named Apollo, helps his owner deal with post-traumatic stress disorder and wears a vest reading …
If the proposal passes, and if he’s elected as county clerk in 2018, Tirio said he would continue implementing a consolidation plan that allows the two offices to reduce spending, share technology and resources, improve communication and streamline staffing. The …
