Articles filed under Politics
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Strength of our republic is in accepting results of electionsNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - Every year right after an election, I'd find a small pile of requests waiting for me from journalists. They wanted some sort of comment on what it all meant. "What are t...
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$9.6 million Antioch library renovation approved by 8 votesNov 20, 2020 12:00 am - It took more than two weeks to learn the final tally, but a measure enabling a major upgrade of the Antioch library came out on top by 8 votes out of 13,162 cast. Suppor...
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How you can get tickets to Biden's presidential inaugurationNov 19, 2020 5:00 am - Residents of Illinois' 10th Congressional District who want to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration can request tickets using U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's websi...
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Madigan's leadership in jeopardy as more House Democrats say he doesn't have their votesNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - Michael Madigan's 35-year tenure as speaker of the Illinois House could be in jeopardy as some Democratic lawmakers predicted Thursday he won't have the votes needed to ...
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This is no time for democracy fatigueNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - NOTE: This article has been updated to correct the dates of filling for the April 6 Consolidated Election. Filing takes place from Monday, Dec. 14, through Monday, D...
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Afghanistan withdrawal complicates policy issues for BidenNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - On Tuesday, Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller announced the withdrawal of another one thousand troops in Afghanistan to be completed by Jan. 15, five days befo...
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Biden wins Georgia, flipping the state for DemocratsNov 18, 2020 10:00 pm - Associated Press WASHINGTON - Joe Biden has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, an extraordinary victory for Democrats who pushed to expand their electoral map throu...
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'Defund the police' and the damage doneNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - Remember the debate over the meaning of the phrase "defund the police"? Repeated over and over on the progressive left, it seemed pretty clear - it meant that cities sho...
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Madigan confidant and ex-ComEd CEO among those charged with briberyNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - In another blow to embattled House Speaker Michael Madigan, his Springfield confidant, Michael McClain, was charged with bribery Wednesday, along with former ComEd CEO A...
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How the 'red mirage' gave Republicans false sense of election successNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - As votes were being counted on election night, congressional candidate Jim Oberweis was ebullient. Oberweis, a Republican from Sugar Grove, was leading Democratic U.S. R...