Columns
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - A scholarship aimed at increasing teacher diversity faces lawsuit alleging it unconstitutionally limits eligibility by race, though state lawmakers passed resolution urging its continuation.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - The Illinois education chief says schools should continue diversity programs despite Trump threatening to pull federal funds over "discriminatory equity ideology".
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Who will speak for you?Feb 28, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Good for Janet Mills, the governor of Maine. On Friday, at the White House, she did something that too many politicians have been afraid to do.She stood up to President Donald Trump and stood for the rule of law.
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‘No magic beans’: The structural flaw that still afflicts Illinois’ budgetFeb 28, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Ralph Martire: Despite fiscal gains, Illinois faces future budget woes due to flawed tax policies failing to generate revenue growth to match inflationary costs.
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Geneva park welcomes Chimney Swift tower to aid in mosquito controlFeb 28, 2025 3:00 am - A tall, brown tower has been constructed in Wheeler Park, Geneva, as an Eagle Scout project to provide nesting habitat for Chimney Swifts, birds that eat mosquitoes and other insects.
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Five regional final boys basketball games to watchFeb 27, 2025 5:08 pm - In a jam-packed Friday night of action, here are five regional final boys basketball games to watch.
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Silvy: Now that I’ve met Bears coach Johnson, I can tell he’s the real dealFeb 27, 2025 6:00 am - Having met new Bears coach Ben Johnson, I see why general manager Ryan Poles was so impressed.
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Worried about ‘our democracy’? Your best chance to uphold it is comingFeb 27, 2025 4:00 am - There’s a lot of talk these days about the precariousness of what we like to call “our democracy.” And, the topic certainly merits the attention, regardless of who you th...
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The policies of European elites end in tearsFeb 27, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Merkel's policies have failed as Europe declines; Vance criticizes this decline, causing a top German official to break down emotionally, signaling the end of the transatlantic partnership
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Undermining Trump in UkraineFeb 27, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: