Articles filed under Politics
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Republic weakened by court's acceptance of voter restrictionsJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - The Supreme Court needs to brush up on the U.S. Constitution, because many of the justices seem to have forgotten their duty to protect the most fundamental right of all...
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Environmental pipe dreamsJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - In June of 2019, my husband and I bought a 1926 suburban brick duplex to create our dream home. The idea was to live in the two-bedroom unit on the second floor while re...
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Casten to hold in-person town hall meeting Saturday in Downers GroveJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Sean Casten, a Downers Grove Democrat, will hold an in-person town hall meeting Saturday in Downers Grove. Casten, who represents Illinois' 6th District, will ...
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Betty-Ann Moore: A portrait of a life in public serviceJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - July 12 would have been Betty-Ann Moore's 83rd birthday, but she died in September last year. The first woman to be Democratic Party chair in Lake County, and the first ...
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Media literacy requirement, animal products ban among latest bills signed by PritzkerJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Public high schools in Illinois will soon be required to teach students how to access and evaluate various kinds of news and social media they see online a...
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It's hard to comprehend why GOP's self-destructive stance on vaccinesJul 11, 2021 1:00 am - The childish narcissism and prideful ignorance of the American right - as personified in its idol, former President Donald Trump - have transformed "conservatism" into a...
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Who will prosecute the prosecutors?Jul 11, 2021 1:00 am - Fun fact: It took special counsel Robert Mueller less than two years to release his report into Russian interference in the 2016 election, dubbed Crossfire Hurricane. It...
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The 4th brings us back to each otherJul 09, 2021 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. - The fireworks from here to Washington sang of a country renewing its place in the world - and its sense of self. It was the most meaningful Fourth of Jul...
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A politicized justice departmentJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - The Democratic Party's No. 1 priority is to pass a voting "reform" bill that would federalize elections under rules favorable to Democratic candidates. It's more importa...
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Rediscovering the promise of the American foundingJul 08, 2021 1:00 am - Declaring their independence from British rule 245 years ago, the American colonists held "these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are...