Articles filed under Politics
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Lake Villa District 41 considers trying another referendumNov 01, 2019 1:00 am - Lake Villa Elementary District 41 officials are evaluating a plan to place a $31.5 million referendum on the March ballot to fund building improvements. The proposal al...
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State Supreme Court justice says he'll leave bench in 2020Nov 01, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier gave notice this week he will resign his seat on the bench effective Dec. 6, 2020. "It has been a privilege s...
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The Mideast dilemma: 'Endless wars' or 'eternal vigilance'?Oct 31, 2019 1:00 am - Citing his opposition to "endless wars," President Trump recently pulled some American troops out of peacekeeping duties in Northern Syria. Predictably, a Turkish invasi...
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Suburban Republican proposes penalty enhancements for elected officials convicted of crimesOct 31, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Amid a backdrop of federal investigative activity and bipartisan calls for ethics reform, a state legislator introduced a bill Thursday that would increase...
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Bill would let students leave school to voteOct 31, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A measure that would let eligible high school students leave school to vote has been sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker Senate Bill 1970, carried in the House this...
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What population says about future balance of powerOct 31, 2019 1:00 am - By George F. Will Demography does not dictate any nation's destiny, but it shapes every nation's trajectory, so attention must be paid to Nicholas Eberstadt. He knows th...
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Not all suburbs like plan to combine police, fire pensionsOct 31, 2019 1:00 am - While some towns want state lawmakers to take quick action on a recommendation to combine suburban and downstate police and firefighter pension funds in an effort to boo...
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Republicans say recent scandals show General Assembly can't police itselfOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans in the Illinois Senate unveiled a bill Wednesday that would give the legislative inspector general independent authority to launch investigatio...
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It wasn't democracy that forced dangerous pot option on communitiesOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - Sen. Heather Steans couldn't be more wrong, answering the question (re: cannabis legalization HB1438) "Is democracy a bad thing?" by stating the bill's co-authors "don't...
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Pritzker's veto of Obamacare protection bill survives in SenateOct 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate voted Wednesday to sustain Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker's veto of a bill that would have prohibited him, or any future governor, from ...