Articles filed under Politics
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State Supreme Court to hear case over Deerfield's assault weapon banMar 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legal challenges against a ban on assault weapons in Deerfield have reached the state's highest court. Two consolidated lawsuits against the Lake County su...
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Republicans propose independent redistricting commissionMar 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans in the General Assembly have introduced a new bill that would hand over the process of drawing new legislative and congressional district maps ...
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COVID-19 Vaccine: Part IIMar 30, 2021 1:00 am - Hello, it's me again, your freshly vaccinated columnist, here to tell you about Dose No. 2. It's been 28 hours since I got my second jab of the Moderna vaccine, and I ad...
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Suburban lawmaker promotes 'Faith's Law' to combat sexual abuse in schoolsMar 29, 2021 5:30 am - In 2001, Faith Colson was a 17-year-old student at Schaumburg High School, where she was a varsity athlete and a good student with lots of friends. But something else wa...
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Auto dealers sue Jesse White's office, electric vehicle companiesMar 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Automobile Dealers Association has filed a lawsuit against Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's office, alleging that White is allowing u...
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Union-backed coalition outlines broad new energy planMar 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A coalition of lawmakers and labor unions introduced another regulatory overhaul bill that focuses on employing union workers as the state begins to transi...
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The GOP's science problemMar 28, 2021 1:00 am - Two stories I've been thinking about make clear that Republicans have problems Donald Trump's departure has not begun to solve. The problems are not with the Democrats. ...
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Can the Biden administration stop China?Mar 28, 2021 1:00 am - The acrid atmosphere last week at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, with its vivid murals of the 18th-century British seafarer James Cook's discoveries throug...
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Data doesn't support GOP opposition to infrastructure spendingMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - President Biden is considering a range of potential investment options for the federal government covering everything from traditional infrastructure like roads and brid...
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'Bad Apples' bill to end qualified police immunity advances out of committeeMar 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A measure to end qualified immunity as a legal defense for law enforcement officers advanced out of the House Restorative Justice Committee at a Thursday h...