Articles filed under Politics
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Winfield voters once again reject fire district tax increaseApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Firefighters in Winfield will have to go back to the drawing board now that voters have once again turned down a tax increase request. Voters on Tuesday handed the Winfi...
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Without tax hike, Warren Township High athletics to be axed in 2023, superintendent saysApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Warren Township High School's athletic programs are on track to be eliminated by the 2023-24 school year, along with many classes and clubs, after District 121 voters vo...
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On Biden, betrayal, burdens and bunkApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Politicians betray their campaign promises all the time. So, it's no surprise to see President Joe Biden go back on his word that, in spite of his plan to significantly ...
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Needed from Democrats: A realistic case for optimismApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - The differences between an ideologue - someone who subscribes completely to a political ideology (whether conservative or liberal) and a pragmatist - someone who is conc...
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Sleepy Hollow voters reject tax increaseApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - Sleepy Hollow voters Tuesday rejected a request to increase property taxes by as much as 25%. The request received 147 "yes" votes and 283 "no" votes, according to unoff...
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Preliminary results point to rejection of referendum to abolish the McHenry Township Road DistrictApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - A referendum to abolish the McHenry Township Road District was on track to be rejected by voters, preliminary election results show, the culmination of a hard-fought bat...
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Too much risk aversion is too riskyApr 06, 2021 1:00 am - "This is not politics," President Joe Biden said last week. "Reinstate the mandate if you let it down." Give him credit for consistency: When Gov. Greg Abbott ended Texa...
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A doctor's perspective: Diet hazards lurk for students as they return to in-person schoolingApr 06, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. JB Pritzker has announced plans to expand access to food assistance for 200,000 more Illinois schoolchildren through the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer progr...
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Estrich: The anti-vaxxers do not just hurt themselvesApr 04, 2021 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich If you're looking for a vaccine, I can offer one piece of practical advice: Go red. If you live in a blue state, look for the red counties. Or get in y...
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York: Biden's delusion of becoming FDRApr 04, 2021 1:00 am - In early March, President Joe Biden met with a group of seven historians in the East Room of the White House. One topic of conversation: Franklin Delano Roosevelt and th...