Articles filed under Politics
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Diocese of Springfield refuses communion to Madigan, Cullerton for backing 'evil' abortion billJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - The Roman Catholic bishop of Springfield has banned the General Assembly's leaders from receiving Holy Communion at local churches because of their involvement in aborti...
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Car fee, tax would wipe out graduated tax plan's savings for many in IllinoisJun 05, 2019 5:30 am - The savings lower- and middle-income taxpayers would see under a graduated income tax plan that still needs voter approval would be erased by tax and fee hikes on their ...
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Arrests along Mexico border surged again in May, blowing past 'breaking point'Jun 05, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Central American migration boom that has swamped U.S. authorities grew even larger in May, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics re...
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Credit reporting agencies must pay the price for their breachesJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - "My life has been a complete nightmare, for I have been denied credit, turned down (for) employment and unable to provide adequate shelter for me and my sons." These are...
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Colleges committed to ideological diversityJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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How Randy Shilts went from Aurora conservative to gay iconJun 04, 2019 5:30 am - An outspoken conservative Republican activist while growing up in Aurora, Randy Shilts would no doubt have voiced strong opinions about Aurora Pride 2019, which kicks of...
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Will gambling expansion really bring state $1 billion a year?Jun 04, 2019 5:20 am - Some are skeptical of that figure after past predictions were wrong
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The snowballing climate science Jefferson would have understoodJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - When you enter the National Climatic Data Center in Ashville, North Carolina, you find a ledger in a glass case that contains carefully gathered climate records from 18t...
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Virginia governor will convene special session of legislature to take up gun controlJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. - Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday he is calling lawmakers back to Richmond for a special session of the General Assembly to take up a package of gun contro...
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Chicago Alderman Burke pleads not guilty in corruption caseJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - One of the most powerful aldermen in Chicago's history has pleaded not guilty to federal political corruption charges. Alderman Edward M. Burke entered the plea Tuesday ...