Articles filed under Politics
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State House approves divestment in Russia over Ukraine warApr 05, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House on Tuesday unanimously approved legislation to penalize Russia for its war in Ukraine. The legislation sponsored by Rep. Lindsey LaPoint...
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House advances bill protecting nursing home visitation rightsApr 05, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House advanced a measure Monday that aims to ensure nursing home patients have a right to visitors even amid a public health emergency. Senate...
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Columnist Michael Barone: Turning away from excessive risk aversionApr 05, 2022 1:00 am - It feels like we're turning a corner. Since the beginning of the calendar year, a lot of things have changed. More importantly, a lot of minds have changed as well. The ...
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Online blogger Eric Zorn: On Columbus statues, Lightfoot picks a wound that had scabbed overApr 05, 2022 1:00 am - The city has - or had - moved on from the controversy over public honors to controversial Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Mayor Lori Lightfoot removed and mothbal...
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Senate Democrats unveil legislation aimed at addressing carjackingsApr 05, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Senate Democrats unveiled legislation Tuesday to address the increase in carjackings by protecting victims and providing additional resources to l...
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'Ugly politics': Congressional candidate alleges retribution by suburban rivalApr 05, 2022 1:00 am - A Republican running for Illinois' 6th Congressional District seat is taking aim at a rival candidate who's also the mayor of their hometown, saying an effort to remove ...
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Springfield rally to call attention to 'souls lost in DCFS'Apr 04, 2022 11:00 pm - Members of a group calling itself "Roar for AJ" will rally Thursday at the state Capitol to call attention to what members consider ongoing failures by the Department of...
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Hinz: Civic leader Jim Reilly was known for savvyApr 04, 2022 1:00 am - He was the go-between, a savvy and trusted insider who could segue from Republican governors to Democratic mayors and, with a minimum of partisan fuss, work out deals to...
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Congressional candidates drop out of races in the 9th and 11th DistrictsApr 04, 2022 1:00 am - Two congressional candidates whose nominating petitions had been formally challenged have dropped out of a pair of largely suburban races. But an objection to the petiti...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: The difference between Alex Jones and real journalismApr 03, 2022 1:00 am - If he squints his eyes just a bit, tilts his head back slightly and sticks his jaw out just a little, Alex Jones can look defiant. Faced with a lawsuit, Jones folds up l...