Articles filed under Politics
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Display calls attention to plight of children under DCFS watchApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - A McHenry County child welfare advocacy group created a display of children's shoes in the Statehouse on Thursday to bring awareness of child abuse to legislators. Tiny...
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GOP candidate Starrett drops out of 14th Congressional race, citing family medical issuesApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - A Republican candidate from North Aurora has dropped out of the race for Illinois' 14th Congressional District seat, a spokesman said Thursday. Susan Starrett formally w...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: My iftar and 'a new reality' that benefits everyoneApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - I participated in an iftar this week. Beyond the fact that I am not Muslim, that is not a particularly noteworthy announcement, but the experience did lead me to reflect...
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Democrats reach deal on $1.8 billion in tax breaks, with direct checks to most IllinoisansApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic leaders of the General Assembly announced Thursday they had reached agreement on a $45.6 billion budget package that woul...
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Legislature approves incentives to increase staffing in nursing homesApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would inject more than $700 million annually into Medicaid-funded nursi...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: The outlook for CNN+ is not positiveApr 07, 2022 1:00 am - The CNN+ ad features former Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, who has a new CNN+ show, walking toward a camera. Wallace utters one sentence, "We have a lot to talk about." ...
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Undisclosed health issue sidelines lawmaker from AuroraApr 06, 2022 11:00 pm - With the Illinois legislature approaching its final days of the spring session, state Rep. Barbara Hernandez has been absent since early March due to an undisclosed heal...
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Ex-Madigan chief of staff asks judge to toss parts of perjury indictmentApr 06, 2022 1:00 am - The former longtime chief of staff to former House Speaker Michael Madigan wants a judge to toss part of his perjury indictment, arguing that key questions he fielded in...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The new job numbers: A healthy economy?Apr 06, 2022 1:00 am - The United States added 431,000 new jobs last month, a sign, we are told, of how healthy the economy is. You could have fooled me. I'm not a numbers cruncher. I'm talkin...
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Southwest Side alderman to run against Lightfoot in 2023Apr 06, 2022 1:00 am - With a promise to "save Chicago" from violent crime, fire Chicago Police Supt. David Brown and restore trust with "demoralized" police officers, Alderman Ray Lopez said ...