Articles filed under Politics
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Ranking choices could lead to better election resultsFeb 02, 2020 12:00 am - Feb. 26, 2019, could have been a transformational moment for Chicago with a mayoral election composed of nine diverse candidates. Voters stemming from all backgrounds, ...
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Leadership mattersFeb 02, 2020 12:00 am - At the time of the American Revolution, the future United States was a small, colonial backwater on the world stage. There were an estimated 2 million to 3 million peopl...
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Elmhurst League of Women Voters to hold program on graduated income taxFeb 01, 2020 10:00 pm - In the general election this November, Illinois citizens will decide if the state should replace its flat income tax with a graduated rate tax. This change requires ame...
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Elk Grove Village term limits opponents mobilize, backers get national endorsementFeb 01, 2020 12:00 am - Real Time Sports Bar and Grill in Elk Grove Village wasn't just about beer, pub grub and college basketball games on television Saturday afternoon. Mayor Craig Johnson a...
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GOP congressional candidates for the 14th address illegal immigrationJan 31, 2020 4:03 am - Six of the seven candidates seeking the Republican nomination for the 14th Congressional District seat shared plans of varying details for how to stem illegal immigratio...
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Watch: Foxx and challengers for Cook state's attorney debateJan 31, 2020 4:00 am -
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Watch feisty debate between Foxx, challengers for Cook state's attorneyJan 31, 2020 4:00 am - The debate between Democratic primary candidates for Cook County state's attorney got boisterous Friday as they fielded questions from the Daily Herald Editorial Board, ...
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The view of impeachment Republicans don't want you to seeJan 31, 2020 12:00 am - Even if you've been watching gavel-to-gavel television coverage of the Senate's impeachment trial, there's little you've been able to see beyond Chief Justice John Rober...
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5G wireless: Marketing hype or true progress?Jan 31, 2020 12:00 am - Everyone loves a shiny new toy, even if the old toy is working just fine. As a result, expert marketers capitalize on this human "flaw" and find ways to create a fear of...
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Illinois ethics laws among the weakest in the nation, legislators toldJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Government reform advocates told a panel of state lawmakers Thursday that Illinois has some of the weakest governmental ethics rules in the country and tha...