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State’s reliance on income taxes doubled over past 20 yearsMay 18, 2024 10:00 pm - Illinois has only been collecting an income tax for 55 of the state’s 206-year history, but it could soon account for more than 60% of the state’s general fund revenue. T...
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Lincicome: It’s up to Clark, WNBA to make the most of her popularityMay 18, 2024 3:07 pm - Curiosity has a short shelf life, so by the time basketball novelty Caitlin Clark arrives hereabouts we shall know what we already suspect, that being just another player...
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Jim O’Donnell: Among the May daze, the Bears to AP won’t go away — but will Caleb mania?May 18, 2024 2:48 pm - WHILE ANXIOUSLY WAITING to move on from the 100-1 win bet on Akshay Bhatia — who didn't make the cut at this weekend's PGA Championship — a merry mid-May roundup of s...
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Why no politician can ‘fix’ prices (and why that’s OK)May 18, 2024 10:04 am - Prices are threads stitching together the fabric of our economy. They guide countless producers, here and abroad, to meet the most urgent demands of countless consumers. ...
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On Middle East, slogans mean nothing without understanding historyMay 18, 2024 10:02 am - After a year as a professor at Columbia University, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton probably knows what she's talking about when she says young people “don't kn...
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As local players have shown, the road to MLB isn’t easyMay 17, 2024 6:00 am - Local players continue to make Major League Baseball rosters, but it hasn’t been easy.
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Trump faces troubles, but Biden campaign is dead in the waterMay 16, 2024 8:54 pm - On Nov. 5, 2023, the New York Times published a story headlined, "Trump Leads in 5 Critical States as Voters Blast Biden, Times/Siena Poll Finds." Focusing on the states ...
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What voters don’t know … yetMay 16, 2024 6:15 pm - The problem with early polls is just that. They are taken early, and they are a snapshot of what voters know and think at the time they are taken. Which may be wrong. Bec...
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Silvy: Here’s another reason to get excited about the Bears. The schedule favors themMay 16, 2024 6:00 am - So many activities. Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze are first-round draft brothers and the Bears are leaning into it. Just keep the footballs off the drum set. I say it an...
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No respect? That’s the carp for youMay 16, 2024 6:00 am - You set the hook and begin to reel. Whatever is on the other end of your line must be a monster, because it is fighting so hard. You win the battle and bring the fish to...