Articles filed under Politics
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Syndicated columnist Marc Dion: Watching Ukraine as a 'cat in the window'Mar 22, 2022 1:00 am - Writing columns about Ukraine makes me feel inferior to the people in the vests that say "PRESS" on the front. They're the reporters living and dying the story. I'm an o...
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Pritzker distances himself from Kim Foxx as Irvin goes on attackMar 21, 2022 1:00 am - GOP gubernatorial hopeful Richard Irvin opened a new front today in his law-and-order campaign against Democratic incumbent J.B. Pritzker, and unlike some previous shots...
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Guest opinion: The hijab and India's slide away from open democracyMar 20, 2022 1:00 am - In the United states, wearing a hijab, or head cover, is, with rare exceptions, a non-issue. One can stand in the lobby of my hospital or at a quad of any educational in...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Ukraine suggests dangers of the Eurasian heartland axisMar 20, 2022 1:00 am - "Who rules the heartland rules the World Island. Who rules the World Island commands the world." So wrote the geography professor and occasional member of Parliament Hal...
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Chicago mayoral hopeful says he'll offer $1 million worth of free gas next weekMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - A day after creating traffic jams with his offer of free gas, businessman and mayoral candidate Willie Wilson said Friday he will do it again next week - and this time h...
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District 25 board agrees to ask voters to fund expanded kindergarten, renovationsMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - While expressing reservations over cost and scope, Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 board members agreed to put a question on the June 28 ballot seeking voter ap...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: When it comes to blame, Putin's name won't be on the ballotMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - The average price of gasoline has jumped over $1 since Vladimir Putin moved his army to the border of Ukraine. One dollar. And change. Nationally, the average price of r...
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Blogger Eric Zorn: Without an apology, Foxx and Smollett can't hope to put case behind themMar 18, 2022 1:00 am - Jussie Smollett can restore his name and reputation only by seeking forgiveness and allowing time's eraser to do its work. A reversal of the actor's conviction on appeal...
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Advocates push for wage subsidies for recent paroleesMar 17, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of the Workers Center for Racial Justice held a rally in front of the Capitol Wednesday morning demanding the Illinois General Assembly pass the Sa...
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Hinz: Suburban projects abound in $1.5 trillion omnibus spending packageMar 17, 2022 1:00 am - There's money to help Joliet get Lake Michigan water and expand counseling and shelter services to at-risk LGBTQ kids. Not to mention all sorts of sewer work, $750,000 t...