Articles filed under Politics
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Cracks in the foundationMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - COVID? COVID-19 has all but disappeared from California. At this writing, our positivity rate - the percentage of tests that are coming back positive - is 1.2%. Califor...
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New trustees, clerk take office in MundeleinMay 10, 2021 1:00 am - Two weeks after bidding adieu to three veteran trustees, Mundelein warmly welcomed two of their successors Monday night. With a small audience observing, trustees-elect ...
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Facts Matter: Harris's book not part of welcoming package for migrantsMay 09, 2021 1:00 am - A recent story falsely claimed a children's book written by Vice President Kamala Harris was included in a packet given to unaccompanied migrant children at the U.S.-Mex...
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Voting rights demonstrations honor late legislator John LewisMay 08, 2021 1:00 am - As Regina Brent affixed a sign to her car with a picture of the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis, she recalled other voting rights demonstrations she ha...
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Where suburban lawmakers hold sway under the state Capitol domeMay 08, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban lawmakers, by their sheer numbers, are on almost every legislative committee in Illinois. But there are some committees, such as appropriations and education in...
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Data is clear that it's correct to end the dangerous 'trickle-down' mythMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - President Biden recently addressed a joint session of Congress to advocate for his proposed "American Families Plan." During that speech, he made a case for America to m...
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How do we define 'the common good'?May 07, 2021 1:00 am - I've always been impressed that the preamble to the Constitution begins, "We the People of the United States." We've heard the phrase so often that we don't even stop to...
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Months after Trump pardon, Casey Urlacher files to run for state Senate seatMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - Just months after being pardoned by then-President Donald Trump while facing illegal gambling charges, newly reelected Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher again is setting his ...
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State Senate passes Medicare, tax zone legislationMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Capping off a slow legislative week as the General Assembly grapples with drawing redistricting maps, the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year and mas...
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NO, there's no mandate to remake AmericaMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - Does President Joe Biden have a mandate to rebuild the United States? To remake American capitalism? To reshape the role of government? The president's Democratic suppor...