Articles filed under Politics
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Vernon Township voters to decide on increased tax for mental health boardAug 05, 2022 1:00 am - Vernon Township voters will be asked whether they will pay higher taxes to support a community mental health board. The question on the November ballot will be whether t...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: The Washington fantasy worldAug 05, 2022 1:00 am - An odd atmosphere has descended on Washington, D.C. At the precise moment the government announced that the economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter - the popul...
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Jim O'Donnell: From 'The Cellar' to his final encore, Jimy Sohns knew no other way but to rock onAug 04, 2022 11:00 pm - IN THE END, ROCK 'N ROLL is all about attitude and energy. Somewhere on his path from Prospect High School to "American Bandstand" and beyond, Jimy Sohns was gifted with...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Manchin: The man in the middle movesAug 04, 2022 1:00 am - Now I can say it: I never thought West Virginia Democractic Sen. Joe Manchin, was as nefarious - ahem! - as accused by Democrats of a more liberal stripe. I never though...
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Prospect Heights Park District to seek $30 million tax hike Nov. 8 for Lions Park overhaulAug 03, 2022 5:15 am - Prospect Heights Park District residents will decide at the polls Nov. 8 whether to approve a 25-year tax hike seeking $30 million to revamp Lions Park. That price tag i...
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Pekau taking heat for award from group that criticized sex education, bakery's drag showAug 03, 2022 1:00 am - Suburban congressional candidate Keith Pekau is taking heat for accepting an award from a group that called sex education standards "perverse" and has made transphobic s...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: What to expect from Washington's latest industrial policyAug 03, 2022 1:00 am - Industrial policy is making a comeback. For those of you under the age of 50, this is just another term for corporate welfare - a lovely name for the unlovely practice o...
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Opinion: Americans are keeping hope alive, whether or not they believe they areAug 02, 2022 1:00 am - Many years ago, I was in the audience when the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the legendary civil rights activist and election mobilizer, gave a speech. He often used the catchphra...
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Debra J. Saunders: Dangerous homeless encampments in California must be addressedAug 02, 2022 1:00 am - There were 195 fires in homeless encampments in Oakland, California, over two years that ended in March. In April, someone died in a fire sparked by the toxic-stew squal...
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Rivian argues the Senate climate bill is stacked in archrivals' favorAug 01, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois' biggest electric vehicle producer is complaining that federal legislation intended to incentivize people to buy electric cars and trucks actually would hurt it...