Articles filed under Politics
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How the 'red mirage' gave Republicans false sense of election successNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - As votes were being counted on election night, congressional candidate Jim Oberweis was ebullient. Oberweis, a Republican from Sugar Grove, was leading Democratic U.S. R...
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What you can do to help small businesses surviveNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - It's easy to forget, but small-business optimism was historically strong heading into 2020. COVID-19, of course, changed things. Social distancing meant retailers and r...
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Constable: What to call people? Just plain folksNov 17, 2020 4:30 am - Last week in a column about Deerfield High School's being the first in the nation to perform the LGBTQ+ play “Making Gay History: Before Stonewall,” I had a hankering to...
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Epstein case still used to smear AcostaNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - Before he was found dead in a New York jail cell in what a coroner described as a suicide, Jeffrey Epstein was a super-rich serial sex abuser with impeccable political c...
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Special Education teacher shortage likely to get worse before it gets betterNov 17, 2020 12:00 am - The significant teacher shortages that have long existed - particularly in the area of special education - were problematic before the COVID-19 pandemic and unfortunatel...
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Governor's forecasters: Even with spending cuts, taxes must be raised to balance budgetNov 16, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new report from the Governor's Office of Management and Budget suggests the state will have to raise taxes on individuals or businesses or both to offset...
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How do we save the lives of the Illinoisans who save others?Nov 16, 2020 12:00 am - First responders, the people we count on in an emergency, experience much higher rates of mental health crises. Tragically, 130 firefighter-paramedics across the country...
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Biden's advisers to meet vaccine makersNov 15, 2020 12:00 am - But stalled handoff could hinder process
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Semifinal thoughts on Election 2020Nov 15, 2020 12:00 am - Joe Biden won the White House, we are reminded almost daily, on his third try, having run unsuccessfully in both 1988 and 2008. It's funny; I can't recall, having covere...
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This Thanksgiving, choose loveNov 15, 2020 12:00 am - Thanksgiving is my favorite day of the year. It's a holiday with none of the pressures of Christmas. I cook a lot of food and give a lot of hugs. Nothing makes me happie...