Articles filed under Politics
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South Barrington Park District again gets voter permission to sell landApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - South Barrington Park District residents on Tuesday again approved selling 34 acres of undeveloped land near Bartlett Road and Route 59. Voters approved the measure 411-...
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'Glad to be back': Meier returning to Mundelein village board after 2-year absenceApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - For the third time in her political career, Robin Meier is a trustee-elect in Mundelein. "(I'm) glad to be back," said Meier, who placed second in the race for three sea...
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Zelenskyy boosts ties with Poland, warns of peril in BakhmutApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy won new pledges of military and economic cooperation Wednesday on a state visit to staunch ally Poland, and he a...
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Violence at Jerusalem holy site raises fears of escalationApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City early Wednesday, firing stun grenades at Palestinians who hurled stones and firecrackers in...
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U-46, Sugar Grove Library requests are approved, but Kane County voters reject other ballot measuresApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - Elgin Area Unit District 46 can proceed with a plan to replace five elementary schools. And the Sugar Grove Public Library got a long-sought "yes" to increase taxes to r...
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Polish-Ukrainian friendship masks a bitter, bloody historyApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - Poland has emerged as one Ukraine's most ardent supporters during Russia's invasion despite historical grievances between the neighboring nations that s...
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Long Grove Fire Protection District readies for new station after voter approvalApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - Voter turnout was low and results close, but the Long Grove Fire Protection District is set to proceed with the nuts and bolts of buying land and building a new station....
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Israeli strikes on Syria intensify, raise tensions with IranApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - BEIRUT - Suspected Israeli airstrikes in Syria in recent weeks have killed two Iranian military advisers, temporarily put the country's two largest airports out of servi...
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To counter China, US trade rep seeks closer ties to alliesApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration is pressing its case for a new approach to global trade, arguing that America's traditional reliance on promoting free trade pacts ...
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UN: Ban on Afghan female staffers by Taliban unacceptableApr 05, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD - The U.N. said Wednesday it cannot accept a Taliban decision to bar Afghan female staffers from working at the agency, calling it an "unparalleled" violation ...