Articles filed under Commentary
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Time to stand up against political mapsMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - In the past year, so many of us across the suburbs and beyond have banded together to protect our elections, to stand up for facts and science and civil rights for all. ...
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We must show the will to address problems Floyd killing exposedMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - One year ago, the life of George Floyd, a son, a father, a brother and a law-abiding United States citizen, was brutally ended by a now-convicted Minnesota police office...
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Time running out to improve nursing care for Illinois seniorsMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - The central Illinois man with intellectual disabilities who died from social isolation, because his family could not visit him in person or virtually from overly restric...
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Investing in local solar can help Illinois meet clean energy targets and save ratepayers moneyMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois is poised to make far-reaching decisions about how we power our homes and businesses with clean energy. State leaders have been debating for more than two year...
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No rush to go back to workMay 21, 2021 1:00 am - When I was 14, my father, who'd pretty clearly had a few drinks, came home and told me he had great good news. "I got you a job," he said. It was a dishwashing job. It p...
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New social studies guidelines can help us learn to thrive togetherMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - How should we live together? In this time of intensifying partisan polarization, this is a core question facing our social studies teachers as they educate Illinois' fut...
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Border disaster is all on BidenMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - The more we learn about the true dimensions of the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, the worse it is. Now, a new report says that in the last few months, U.S. authoritie...
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Lawmakers making life even harder for small businessesMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - As the country continues to reopen and more Americans are getting vaccinated, things are starting to look a little more normal. We can once again go to a restaurant to e...
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Daddy's girl: Liz Cheney, me and historyMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - Daggers were out for Rep. Liz Cheney last week, when House Republicans rid her of a leadership post. Sorry, Daddy's girl. No, really. We have a history. Evolution at wor...
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Cheney vote shows who Republicans fearMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich The decision of the Republican House, led by Kevin McCarthy, an otherwise sane person, to oust Liz Cheney from her leadership position is a measure of ...