Articles filed under Politics
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Federal judge dismisses Madigan-related bribery charge against ComEdJul 17, 2023 1:00 am - A federal judge agreed Monday to dismiss the bribery charge against ComEd that has loomed over the utility company since 2020 for its role in a scheme that helped lead t...
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Reasonable regulations needed to protect platform marketplaceJul 17, 2023 1:00 am - The platform economy is often hailed as opening new opportunities for people to chart their own courses and to determine where and how they will earn a living. If you ha...
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Illinois Supreme Court expected to rule on elimination of cash bail TuesdayJul 16, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court is scheduled to issue an opinion Tuesday deciding whether cashless bail for criminal defendants will be implemented in the state. Illinois Sup...
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Foreign policy priority: Keep NATO alliance united and strongJul 16, 2023 1:00 am - Let's stipulate that a lot of very smart, very experienced, and very plugged-in people have made a number of predictions about the war in Ukraine that have turned out to...
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There are no moderates in the Republican raceJul 16, 2023 1:00 am - The race to beat former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination for president is not, much as some of us might wish, a race to the middle, but a race to the...
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Jesse Jackson to step down as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSHJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to step down from leading the Chicago civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded in 1971, his son's congress...
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Time to end affirmative action for males in college admissions?Jul 14, 2023 1:00 am - Last month in the case Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed use of race as a factor in college admissions decisions. Isn't it time, t...
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Chicago man who took photo from Pelosi's office during riot sent to prisonJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - A Chicago man who stole a prized photograph from then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Friday to more than four years in...
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Lake County forest district might ask votes for $155 million next yearJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - The Lake County Forest Preserve system could ask voters for about $155 million to fund an array of projects and needs, according to an initial recommendation. The sugges...
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Cocaine in the White HouseJul 14, 2023 1:00 am - In his memoir "Beautiful Things," Hunter Biden writes about the time he left his wallet in a rental car where he also left drug paraphernalia and white-powder residue. A...