Articles filed under Politics
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Hinz: Civic leader Jim Reilly was known for savvyApr 04, 2022 1:00 am - He was the go-between, a savvy and trusted insider who could segue from Republican governors to Democratic mayors and, with a minimum of partisan fuss, work out deals to...
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Congressional candidates drop out of races in the 9th and 11th DistrictsApr 04, 2022 1:00 am - Two congressional candidates whose nominating petitions had been formally challenged have dropped out of a pair of largely suburban races. But an objection to the petiti...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: The difference between Alex Jones and real journalismApr 03, 2022 1:00 am - If he squints his eyes just a bit, tilts his head back slightly and sticks his jaw out just a little, Alex Jones can look defiant. Faced with a lawsuit, Jones folds up l...
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Guest columnist Sylvia Agaba: Tragedy in Sub-Saharan Africa needs America's help, tooApr 03, 2022 1:00 am - Even as confidence is shaken with Russia's relentless attacks on Ukrainian cities, the United States of America is demonstrating its solidarity with the Ukrainian people...
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Direct checks part of Senate Democrats' $1.8 billion tax relief proposalApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democrats in the Illinois Senate on Friday announced a $1.8 billion package of mostly temporary tax relief proposals that they hope to include in the Fisca...
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House passes $35-a-month insulin cap as Dems seek wider billApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House has passed a bill capping the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for insured patients, part of an election-year push by Democrats for price curbs on p...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Dinner at Madeleine Albright'sApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - When I first met Madeleine Albright in the early 1980s, she was still making dinner for the boys. The boys being the members of what we used to call the "priesthood," th...
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Guest columnists Madeleine Behr, Amanda Pyron: Victims' voices heard in law ending money bailApr 01, 2022 1:00 am - Throughout this year's legislative session, opponents of the Pretrial Fairness Act - a part of the more comprehensive SAFE-T Act - have used stories of sexual and domest...
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Schneider improperly claimed 2 homeowner exemptions but has rectified error, officials sayMar 31, 2022 8:00 am - U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider improperly claimed homeowner exemptions on two properties at the same time for one year, but he recently paid the balance of what he should have...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Caring about every word has always been 'something to think about'Mar 31, 2022 1:00 am - Over the course of a long career, you form memories. Sometimes you want to share them just because they make you smile. Sometimes there is current value even beyond that...