Articles filed under Politics
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Hatred slashes the bonds of brotherhoodJan 12, 2020 12:00 am - Another news cycle brings with it the news of yet another anti-Semitic attack targeting America's Jewish community, as well as a fresh attack on Christian worshippers at...
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Editorial: Madigan's latest scandal, Springfield's latest outrageJan 10, 2020 10:00 pm - It reads like a sordid conversation between members of a crime syndicate family. "He kept his mouth shut on Jones' ghost workers, the rape in Champaign and other things,...
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In the Soleimani assassination, Trump threads the needle between boldness and rashnessJan 10, 2020 12:00 am - Much of the domestic and international critique of President Donald Trump's unusual and unilateral decision to assassinate top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani centers arou...
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Madigan says no to House-led investigation of 'rape in Champaign' emailJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Speaker Michael Madigan said Thursday he will not initiate a House-led inquiry into a recently unearthed 2012 email written by a state government ins...
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Illinois Medicaid now covering transgender therapy, proceduresJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Medicaid program now covers medical procedures for people transitioning from one gender to another. The Department of Healthcare and Family Se...
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Remembering tragedy can be link to hopeJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - A.J. Freund died before his sixth birthday, but he may have accomplished something important in his difficult short life. That will not be because the Crystal Lake boy s...
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State lawmakers say new FDA policy on vaping doesn't go far enoughJan 09, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Some Illinois lawmakers say a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy responding to a growing trend of youth e-cigarette use does not go far enough. T...
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Freshman in state House named to Senate seat vacated by SandovalJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - Democratic leaders have appointed a first-term state representative to the seat vacated by former state Sen. Martin Sandoval, who is under federal investigation. Celina ...
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Persecution of Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang meets with silence on the arab streetJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - In a previous article, LTC Sargis Sangari, CEO of the Near East Center for Strategic Engagement, discussed the "backyard wars" concept in terms of the necessity for the ...
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Young and fearless give hope for protecting rights in IndiaJan 08, 2020 12:00 am - Until just a few days ago, it felt like a dark cloud had descended over India. Its secular past was a distant memory. A Hindu supremacist party, the BJP, led by Prime Mi...