Articles filed under Politics
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Reflections and hopes during Hispanic Heritage MonthOct 09, 2023 1:00 am - Caravans of American cars and trucks cruising down Roosevelt Road; the handsome red and green of the Mexican flag shining in the September sun, slapped to the hoods or f...
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Why Elk Grove Village is going to court over O'Hare Fly Quiet planOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village officials are hoping a judge will force the Federal Aviation Administration to consider another option for a proposed overnight runway rotation plan at...
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will run for president as an independent and drop his Democratic primary bidOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - PHILADELPHIA — Longtime environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he'll run for president as an independent and drop his Democrati...
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Book bans and politics: Not just a school issue, public libraries see surge in challengesOct 08, 2023 11:00 pm - Challenges to books in schools libraries have led to heated debates across the suburbs, from Antioch in far northern Lake County to Barrington in the Northwest suburbs a...
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Israel battles Hamas militants as country's death toll from mass incursion reaches 600Oct 07, 2023 11:00 pm - TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Sunday and launched retaliation strikes that leveled buildings in Ga...
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Hamas surprise attack out of Gaza stuns Israel and leaves hundreds dead in fighting, retaliationOct 07, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - Backed by a barrage of rockets, Hamas militants stormed from the blockaded Gaza Strip into nearby Israeli towns, killing dozens and abducting others in ...
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A Russian missile attack in eastern Ukraine kills a 10-year-old boy and his grandmotherOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - KHARKIV, Ukraine - A Russian missile attack killed a 10-year-old boy and his grandmother Friday in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, officials said. Elsewhere ...
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A look at the contenders for House speaker and the demands they're facing from fellow RepublicansOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - For Republicans, it's a question with no clear answer: Who becomes House speaker after Kevin McCarthy? Despite former President Donald Trump's endorsement o...
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Jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women's oppressionOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of her tireless campaigning for women's rights and democracy, and against...
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Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, a rising political star, crosses partisan school choice divideOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - HARRISBURG, Pa. - In the partisan politics of education funding, the school choice movement has pressed states for decades to send taxpayer money to private and religiou...