Articles filed under Politics
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FBI secretly recorded Madigan pitching law firm's servicesJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - The FBI secretly recorded Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan trying to get business for his private law firm from a developer brought to him by Alderman Danny Solis,...
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Schillerstrom resigns as tollway chairman amid agency churnJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - A pivotal figure at the Illinois tollway for the last four years has resigned amid scrutiny of the agency and a legislative push to clean house. Chairman Robert Schiller...
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Multinational successes defy 'America First' foreign policyJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - We have just passed the halfway point of the first term of the Trump presidency and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was just at the U.N. trying to orchestrate a multinati...
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Murphy to lead Illinois Senate commerce committeeJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - State Sen. Laura Murphy, a Democrat from Des Plaines, will serve as chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Commerce of Economic Development, a committee that evaluates th...
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This reform is providing school options for Illinois students in needJan 29, 2019 12:00 am - By Dan McCaleb Guest columnist Imagine a life without choices, one in which there's just a single option available to you for almost everything. Lunchtime? Enjoy your pe...
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Legislator proposes letting residents elect Aurora library boardJan 28, 2019 12:00 am - State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit thinks Aurora voters should decide if they want more direct control of the Aurora Public Library board. The Aurora Democrat has proposed a b...
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Don't divert funds away from unique, essential VA health careJan 28, 2019 12:00 am - Since 2017, I have had the honor of working as a staff physician at the Jesse Brown Veterans' Affairs Medical Center in Chicago. While over 70 percent of all physicians ...
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Harris Wofford viewed service to others as a path to joyJan 27, 2019 12:00 am - By Michael Gerson Many of the most interesting and consequential Americans of the 20th century found greatness in politics, military service and diplomacy. Only one took...
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A Davos without America mirrors a world without AmericaJan 27, 2019 12:00 am - DAVOS - The atmosphere at the 2019 World Economic Forum reflects the global picture perhaps more genuinely than in years past, and the painting is not very pretty. The m...
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Naperville representative's 'white supremacist' comments sparking conversationJan 26, 2019 12:00 am - Freshman State Rep. Anne Stava-Murray, a Naperville Democrat, is standing by her comments about "white supremacist policies" in her hometown, saying she's unfazed by cri...