Articles filed under Politics
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Guest View: HB825 amounts to tax on rainApr 09, 2019 1:00 am - By State Rep. Allen Skillicorn Guest columnist "I know to you it might sound strange. But I wish it would rain." - The Temptations There isn't anything Springfield won...
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Gerson: Feelings aside, white supremacy must be undoneApr 09, 2019 1:00 am - By MICHAEL GERSON WASHINGTON - The national debate on race - which the president has made more angry and urgent with his racial demagoguery - is hindered by imprecise la...
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Skillicorn: Democrats' rain tax will become a delugeApr 09, 2019 1:00 am - By State Rep. Allen Skillicorn Guest columnist "I know to you it might sound strange. But I wish it would rain." - The Temptations There isn't anything Springfield won...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Blackhawks, Good Humor Man, Sears, Woodfield Mall and moreApr 08, 2019 4:00 am - This edition of the Through the Film Magnifier gallery highlights Daily Herald archived photos of Harper College, Blackhawks hockey, Sears opening at Woodfield Mall, the...
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Rap songs, bikers and foot slapping: Israeli campaigning reaches home stretchApr 08, 2019 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - The rap songs, leather-clad bikers, one particularly bizarre foot-slapping incident, controversial political statements and photo ops in Jerusalem's main mar...
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Facts Matter: Russian president wanted Trump to win electionApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - By Bob Oswald President Donald Trump recently said Russia would have preferred Hillary Clinton had won the 2016 presidential election. That's not what Russian President ...
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District 202 moves on after 'mandate' at the pollsApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - Given a rare opportunity to reduce their property tax bills, Lisle Unit District 202 voters decided to leave things as they are. They overwhelmingly rejected a ballot pr...
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How bad does border have to be for Democrats to admit it's an emergency?Apr 05, 2019 1:00 am - Is there any number of illegal border crossings into the United States that would strike Democrats as an emergency? As they resisted President Donald Trump's efforts to ...
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Once-vetoed plan aimed at consolidation in McHenry, Lake counties moves to SenateApr 05, 2019 1:00 am - A revised plan to make it easier for McHenry County voters to abolish local townships is now headed to the Illinois Senate. The plan, approved by the Illinois House this...
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Campton Hills video gambling proponents see progress despite referendum resultApr 05, 2019 1:00 am - Nearly 54 percent of voters in Campton Hills weighed in against allowing video gambling in the village in this week's election, but Trustee Nick Girka doesn't necessaril...