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Grayslake High grad introduces his mentor, Mike Pompeo, at Veterans Day address
Nov 11, 2019 5:51 PM - Grayslake High School grad and longtime Assistant Cook County State's Attorney Eric Leafblad introduced U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a Veterans Day assembly Monday at The Citadel in South Carolina. "He taught me it was cool to be smart, and he taught me the most valuable calling a person could have is service to your country," Leafblad said. -
Ethics reform at top of agenda for final week of veto session
Nov 11, 2019 5:40 AM - Illinois lawmakers will return to the Statehouse on Tuesday, with all eyes waiting to see what, if any, action will be taken on ethics reform in the General Assembly. -
Democrats will go for the safe candidate - Biden
Nov 10, 2019 1:00 AM - Columnist Rich Manieri: Joe Biden is going to win the Democratic nomination for president. I wouldn't run to your bookie with this information. My track record is spotty, at best. But I'll be shocked if I'm wrong and I'll have plenty of company. -
Consolidation plan is good first step on pension crisis
Nov 10, 2019 1:00 AM - Guest columnist Christine Radogno: During my time in the Illinois legislature, what I enjoyed most was identifying and making good public policy. -
With health care cash in his coffers, Schneider criticizes Medicare for All proposals
Nov 8, 2019 4:48 PM - Although he's repeatedly spoken in favor of reforming the American health care system, U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider doesn't back the proposals for government-run insurance being promoted by some Democratic presidential candidates. -
Book by anonymous Trump official portrays a presidency on the brink
Nov 8, 2019 7:51 AM - In "A Warning" by Anonymous, a writer described only as "a senior official in the Trump administration" paints a chilling portrait of the president as cruel, inept and a danger to the nation he was elected to lead.
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A Veterans Day appeal: Help fight youth obesity
Nov 8, 2019 1:00 AM - Guest columnists James M. Milano and James Schroeder: On Veterans Day, our nation honors our soldiers past and present. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to these men and women who have selflessly served our country. -
The phone call, the transcript and consciousness of guilt
Nov 8, 2019 1:00 AM - Columnist Byron York: The July 25 call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelenskiy is the central piece of evidence in the Democratic drive to remove the president from office.
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Republican lawmakers propose more ethics reformsNov 7, 2019 5:16 PM - Illinois House Republicans unveiled another package of proposed ethics reforms Thursday that they say are prompted by the wide-ranging federal probe into alleged corruption by some high-profile Chicago-area Democrats.
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On historic anniversary, a call to action on communism
Nov 7, 2019 1:00 AM - Guest columnist Marion Smith: This week marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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