Articles filed under Politics
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Last day of filing brings final flurry of Illinois General Assembly candidatesDec 02, 2019 12:00 am - A bevy of late filers Monday added to the potential intrigue of the upcoming 2020 state legislative primary in March and general election in November. Former state Rep. ...
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Why the rush toward impeachment?Dec 01, 2019 12:00 am - House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, leader of the Democratic effort to impeach President Donald Trump, told colleagues recently that impeachment is "an ur...
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Proposed 'cooling off' bill is important step to clean up lobbyingDec 01, 2019 12:00 am - In Illinois, a state lawmaker could retire on Tuesday and be in the state Capitol working for a lobbying firm by Wednesday. Most states require a "cooling off" period be...
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A reminder life is fragileNov 29, 2019 12:00 am - A few nights ago one of my officers conducted a routine traffic stop on a dark two-lane roadway. A car sped by, side swiping the officer's car and the car she had pulled...
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Nation's values at least get support in federal rulingsNov 29, 2019 12:00 am - As we survey the havoc that President Donald Trump and his sycophants have wreaked on the institutions of government, we can at least be thankful, during this holiday we...
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A day to remember life's consistent joysNov 28, 2019 12:00 am - An enduring stereotype of "the news" is that it's all bad, that the only stories that sell are the sensational or the bizarre. Not true. On Thanksgiving Day, I like to e...
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The story of an unlikely holiday hitNov 28, 2019 12:00 am - During the Holiday Season, which now stretches from Autumnal Equinox to New Year's Day, it's nearly impossible to turn on the radio or walk through a shopping mall witho...
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Under a cloud, Sandoval resigns from state SenateNov 27, 2019 12:00 am - Facing federal scrutiny in a broadening public corruption probe, state Sen. Martin Sandoval submitted his resignation Wednesday, effective New Year's Day. Writing “with ...
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President's policy shown to be 'Trump First'Nov 27, 2019 12:00 am - The Trump administration's foreign policy, such as it is, has been described a lot of different ways. But one word that's never been applied to it is "coherent." From Is...
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Let's get every bottle backNov 26, 2019 12:00 am - According to the Rochester Institute of Technology, more than 22 million pounds of plastic end up on the shores of the Great Lakes. Our lakes are precious resources that...