Articles filed under Politics
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State Senate to elect Cullerton's replacement SundayJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate will hold a special meeting Sunday to elect a new chamber president. Senate President John Cullerton, a Chicago Democrat, surprised his...
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Potential implementation of Equal Rights Amendment is complicatedJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two years after Illinois' Legislature approved new language for the U.S. Constitution codifying that rights cannot be denied due to gender, the Equal Right...
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What editorial writers really hope forJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - On Sunday, we published an edited transcript of a conversation we had last week with Mark Galli, the Christianity Today editor who attracted the most attention of his ca...
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Meetings set on Libertyville sales tax referendumJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - Libertyville officials will host town-hall meetings on a non-home rule sales tax question on the March 17 primary ballot. Meetings will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan....
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As witness fight rages, whistleblower fades awayJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - With a Senate impeachment trial likely just days away, President Donald Trump and Democrats are locked in a cycle of mutual trolling over whether the trial should includ...
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Barrington 220 hosting community meetings on upcoming $147 million referendumJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - The Barrington Unit District 220 school board will hold five community information meetings and three open houses in coming weeks to inform the community about the schoo...
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Judge rules term limits law unconstitutional in Elk Grove caseJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - A Cook County judge Wednesday ruled a new state law barring retroactive municipal term limits unconstitutional, giving hope to supporters of an Elk Grove Village proposa...
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Preckwinkle urges businesses to help fight 'cost of segregation'Jan 15, 2020 12:00 am - In a speech today at the Schaumburg Corporate Center, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said that businesses, communities and minorities all pay a “cost of se...
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Outmigration and Illinois' unfair tax systemJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - The start of 2020 has brought us the beginning of a new decade and the start of an official election year. It's also brought a year in which the country will conduct its...
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Reform advocates push for tighter lobbying controlsJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Government reform advocates in Illinois are urging state lawmakers to impose stricter rules on lobbying activity at the Statehouse, including a ban on lawm...