Articles filed under Politics
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Colleges committed to ideological diversityJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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How Randy Shilts went from Aurora conservative to gay iconJun 04, 2019 5:30 am - An outspoken conservative Republican activist while growing up in Aurora, Randy Shilts would no doubt have voiced strong opinions about Aurora Pride 2019, which kicks of...
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Will gambling expansion really bring state $1 billion a year?Jun 04, 2019 5:20 am - Some are skeptical of that figure after past predictions were wrong
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The snowballing climate science Jefferson would have understoodJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - When you enter the National Climatic Data Center in Ashville, North Carolina, you find a ledger in a glass case that contains carefully gathered climate records from 18t...
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Virginia governor will convene special session of legislature to take up gun controlJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday he is calling lawmakers back to Richmond for a special session of the General Assembly to take up a package of gun contro...
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Chicago Alderman Burke pleads not guilty in corruption caseJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - One of the most powerful aldermen in Chicago's history has pleaded not guilty to federal political corruption charges. Alderman Edward M. Burke entered the plea Tuesday ...
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As states try to restrict abortion, access in some parts of the South expandsJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - For nearly three years, Jill Dinwiddie worked quietly. She talked to potential donors about how desperately Planned Parenthood needed a new health cent...
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Mexico hopeful of avoiding tariffs that Trump says will happenJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - Mexican leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he's hopeful that Mexico will reach a deal to escape U.S. tariffs, even as President Donald Trump said he'll probably imp...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier, Barbra Streisand, Michael Jordan, Evel Knieval, street dances and moreJun 03, 2019 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald archived images of a Barbra Streisand look-a-like contest, Evel Kneival's failed jump, Michael Jordan filming a commercial in Elk Grove and more...
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After Senate adjourns, Pritzker declares 'Illinois is back'Jun 02, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Minutes after the Senate put the final touches on first-term Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's sweeping legislative agenda Sunday, the governor delivered a m...