Columns
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‘We are at the mercy of child care’: Why does Illinois’ largest subsidy exclude thousands?May 31, 2025 4:00 am - The high cost of child care causes financial strain for Illinois families across income levels, limiting economic mobility, while low subsidies lead providers to shut down.
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General Assembly passes bills aimed at helping mothersMay 31, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois passes bills allowing midwives to assist with home births and requiring employers to provide paid break time for mothers to pump breast milk at work.
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Senate passes bill requiring Illinois libraries to supply opioid overdose medicationMay 31, 2025 4:00 am - A proposed Illinois law sparked by high school student would have public libraries store naloxone to counter opioid ODs and train staff to give it.
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General Assembly passes bills aimed at helping mothersMay 31, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois passes bills allowing midwives to assist with home births and requiring employers to provide paid break time for mothers to pump breast milk at work.
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Here's a tip on taxationMay 30, 2025 11:19 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion:
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Who was 'shocked' by Joe Biden's infirmity?May 30, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: Here is a basic question about "Original Sin," the new book detailing the White House's attempt to hide former President Joe Biden's in-plain-sight mental and physical decline: Why is it having such an impact?
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Football recruiting is getting interesting, on both sides of the spectrumMay 29, 2025 2:59 pm - For the high-profile recruits as well as the borderline players, football recruiting is getting more interesting by the day.
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Silvy: Yeah, I said it, I love Ben Johnson as the Bears’ new coachMay 29, 2025 6:00 am - I didn’t realize that the Halas Hall overhead microphone picks up everything when someone isn’t speaking at the podium. I turned to ESPN 1000’s Pat Morenzoni, WGN’s Caitlin Sharkey, and CHSN’s Ruthie Polinsky and made that statement in approval of the things he was saying and the interesting manner in which he was explaining it.
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Republicans control it all — and still no fiscal restraintMay 29, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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All the craze: October 8 documentary showcases cool fashion and moral depravityMay 29, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: