Articles filed under Politics
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Civic Awareness Series examines Electoral College June 10May 27, 2021 11:00 pm - The Robert R. McCormick House at Cantigny Park and the League of Women Voters of Wheaton continue their acclaimed Civic Awareness Series with a virtual program about the...
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Latino Caucus lays out agenda to protect immigrantsMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus laid out a policy agenda Thursday that includes bills to strengthen protections for immigrants among several other m...
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Bill banning 'hairstyle discrimination' in schools passes HouseMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House passed a bill Thursday to prevent "hairstyle discrimination" in schools, sending it back to the Illinois Senate. Senate Bill 817, origin...
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Energy working groups continue in wake of new indictmentMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Nearly 50 legislators identifying as the Illinois Legislative Green Caucus signed a letter Wednesday asking leadership to make equity and utility accountab...
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Legislation would lift benefit ban for those with drug convictionsMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - The Senate on Thursday passed House Bill 88, which would provide that a conviction for a drug crime would not make an Illinoisan ineligible for Temporary Assistance for ...
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Happy 80th, darlin' bard Bob DylanMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - Bob Dylan made me break into silent tears once, in concert on Nov. 11, 2001. Two months from the Sept. 11 attacks, people were still shattered. The song was "Tangled up ...
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State Senate sends 'sexting' measure to governorMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Thursday passed a measure requiring public schools to include the dangers of "sexting" in sex education coursework. House Bill 24 re...
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Complicit: The left's indulgence of Hamas guarantees Palestinians and Israelis will continue to sufferMay 27, 2021 1:00 am - In a statement last week, a Hamas spokesman expressed the mentality behind the suffering in Gaza in a nutshell. "The decision to bomb Tel Aviv, Dimona and Jerusalem," he...
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House passes collective bargaining amendment after hot debateMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban lawmakers in the Illinois House hotly debated a constitutional amendment that would give workers in the state a "fundamental right" to collectively bargain. De...
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Let's assure my culture's contributions are part of U.S. historyMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - History is the recognition of past events. It is an ongoing story of human progress, a story interwoven with successes and failures of societies that have come before us...