Articles filed under Politics
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Tax credit bill aims to alleviate affordable housing shortageApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would offer state tax credits to owners and developers of affordable housing units passed out of committee last week at the Illinois Capitol. S...
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Appellate court: McHenry County clerk erred by removing township abolition measure from ballotApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - McHenry County Clerk Joe Tirio erred by removing a referendum question from the November ballot that would have asked voters to abolish McHenry Township as a unit of gov...
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Conroy's bill would free up Medicaid money for autism treatmentApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Braxton Lear is 5 years old and tall for his age. He runs - not walks - from his scooter, to the swing set, to the trampoline in his great-aunt's backyard ...
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Whatever the pandemic decisions, educators deserve our praise and thanksApr 19, 2021 1:00 am - This has been the hardest year educators have seen in their entire careers and they are not getting the appreciation they deserve. They have had to pivot in response to...
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Joe Manchin: Washington's most wanted manApr 18, 2021 1:00 am - Everybody wants to know where Sen. Joe Manchin's hideaway is in the Capitol. The West Virginia Democrat has all eyes on his tall frame as he makes his way through the or...
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A conservative case for smart climate action: Let's act nowApr 18, 2021 1:00 am - Regarding climate change, about 40% of Americans do not believe that human activity contributes significantly to the cause. That number is driven primarily by conservati...
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Editorial: Let's stop deifying and demonizingApr 17, 2021 2:00 pm - Call us naive if you will, but we start from the premise that most Americans are people of good will - flawed by prejudices and self-interest. but fundamentally well mea...
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Facts Matter: Government won't require vaccine passportApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - As an increasing number of people are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, social media posts are claiming the federal government will require a health passport for domestic ...
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Are ties to marijuana industry a problem for suburban lawmaker seeking CBD rules?Apr 16, 2021 5:00 am - Deerfield Democratic state Rep. Bob Morgan says the CBD Safety Act he sponsored would make consumers safer and would benefit Illinois growers of hemp, the source of many...
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Black Lives Matter co-founder cashes in on 'systemic racism'Apr 16, 2021 1:00 am - Patrisse Cullors is a co-founder of Blacks Lives Matter. About her background, she said in 2015: "The first thing, I think, is that we actually do have an ideological fr...