Articles filed under Politics
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State Sen. Emil Jones III pleads not guilty in bribery caseSep 23, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Sen. Emil Jones III pleaded not guilty in federal court Friday to three felony counts stemming from an alleged bribery scheme involving a red-light c...
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Illinois House District 53 endorsement interviewSep 23, 2022 1:00 am - See incumbent Democrat Mark Walker and Republican challenger Jack Vrett of the 53rd House District discuss the issues with a member of the Daily Herald editorial board. ...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: On Ukraine and on welfare, morale trumps materielSep 23, 2022 1:00 am - Morale matters more than materiel. Again and again, experts' predictions, based on readily quantifiable data and logical extrapolations, have proved disastrously wrong. ...
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Illinois House District 54 endorsement interviewSep 23, 2022 1:00 am - See Democrat Mary Beth Canty and Republican Michele Hunter of the 54th Illinois House District discuss the issues with the Daily Herald editorial board. ...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Biden Department of Justice? HardlySep 23, 2022 1:00 am - President Joe Biden's Department of Justice is going after conservatives in a way eerily reminiscent of the tactics employed when the state of Alabama went after the NAA...
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Pritzker calls for state Sen. Emil Jones III to resign amid federal bribery chargesSep 22, 2022 1:00 am - A day after state Sen. Emil Jones III announced his resignation from leadership and committee chair positions amid federal bribery charges, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thurs...
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Cook County eliminates wheel taxSep 22, 2022 1:00 am - Residents of unincorporated Cook County will not be required to buy county vehicle registrations beginning next summer. The county board on Thursday unanimously passed t...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Religion, politics and judgmentSep 22, 2022 1:00 am - Wise people are warned to avoid discussing politics or religion in polite company. Today, I plan to take them both on, which I know sends a pretty clear indication of th...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Freakout over Martha's Vineyard flight ignores the real problemSep 22, 2022 1:00 am - Much of the nation's political and commentary class had a near-nervous breakdown when 48 Venezuelans who had crossed illegally into the United States arrived at the Mart...
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Prosecutors challenge SAFE-T Act eliminating cash bail as thousands sign petitionSep 21, 2022 5:00 am - As questions linger over what the end of cash bail will mean in Illinois, three county state's attorneys are turning to the courts for help, and one state senator has la...