Articles filed under Politics
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Gincoin: It can only go upMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - What with a plate of diner ham and eggs costing nearly $11, I either have to get rich or get a better job. Getting a better job sounds hard. OK, so now I got a business ...
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Pritzker now says budget can include added $350 million for schoolsMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Citing an "improved" economic outlook, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday his support to increase evidence-based education funding in the state by $350 ...
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Illinois House votes to endorse 'abolition amendment,' D.C. statehoodMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House voted Wednesday to endorse a proposed U.S. constitutional amendment that would finally eliminate what some see as the last vestige of sl...
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Public funds for a stadium on Arlington Park site? At least one state lawmaker open to itMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - Amid rumors that a professional sports franchise such as the Chicago Bears or Chicago White Sox could be interested in buying Arlington Park to build a new stadium, thre...
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House speaker says minority representation key to remap effortMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Democrat from Hillside, stepped back from supporting an independent commission on legislative redistricting in comments W...
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The GOP's 'woke capital' awakeningMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - One of the unfortunate vestiges of liberalism's lingering influence upon American conservatism, and by extension the Republican Party that is conservatism's default poli...
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Senate committee advances bills on sex ed, decriminalizing HIV transmissionMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation that would overhaul sex education in Illinois and a measure to decriminalize the transmission of HIV were among several bills that passed the S...
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Tragedy of India: Leaders focus on damage control, not helpMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - "We are praying that we do not catch the coronavirus in the next few weeks" she said. "If we do, we are dead." "There are no beds available in hospitals," she continued...
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Andrew Goczkowski sworn in as Des Plaines' mayorMay 04, 2021 5:30 am - After two years as alderman for Des Plaines' 8th Ward, Andrew Goczkowski began his tenure as the city's mayor Monday. Goczkowski, 38, took the oath of office during the ...
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The 2020 census: Small Republican gains in a nation hunkered downMay 04, 2021 1:00 am - The COVID-delayed results of the 2020 census are finally in, with totals for the 50 states and the District of Columbia at nearly one-third of a billion - 331,449,281 - ...