Articles filed under Politics
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Guest view: Many whites learn racism, rather than choose itJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - Our nation is experiencing an uproar from its citizens, both black and white, demanding an end to institutional racism against blacks, once and for all. In the aftermat...
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Estrich: Gorsuch rises above ideology in gay rights caseJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - Finally, in a landmark decision authored by none other than Justice Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's first Supreme Court appointee, gay, lesbian and transgender pe...
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Jean Kennedy Smith dies at 92; last surviving sibling of JFKJun 18, 2020 1:00 am - Jean Kennedy Smith, who was the last surviving sibling of President John F. Kennedy and who as a U.S. ambassador played a key role in the peace process in Northern Irela...
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York: Why do COVID rules make exceptions for protestors?Jun 18, 2020 1:00 am - By Byron York As the country struggles to vanquish coronavirus, Americans are witnessing a bizarre phenomenon in which some authorities tolerate and even praise highly p...
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Schultz: Discovering Mom, the essential workerJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - By Connie Schulz On the eve of my junior year in high school, my mother returned to the job she'd held before she became pregnant at age 19 with me and married my father...
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Pritzker orders flags to be at half-staff for JuneteenthJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he is ordering flags be lowered in Illinois to commemorate Juneteenth on June 19. Juneteenth is the oldest-known celebration commemorating the en...
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Constable: 'Am I Racist?' just gets conversation startedJun 16, 2020 5:30 am - The number of people searching Google for the answer to "Am I Racist?" has never been higher. Well, I certainly don't need some online quiz to answer the question of whe...
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Pritzker signs vote-by-mail expansion, declares Election Day a state holidayJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Anyone who cast a ballot in the last three years or who registered to vote or changed addresses after the March primary will be sent an application to vote...
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Saunders: Academic freedom takes a hit in war for social justiceJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - In the war for social justice, academic freedom is an early casualty. Consider the plight of UCLA accounting professor Gordon Klein. A student sent Klein an email, scree...
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New rules for firearms dealers finally approvedJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - New, permanent regulations that govern licensed firearms dealers in Illinois have finally been approved 18 months after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the bill ...