Articles filed under Politics
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Biden unveils his budget plan, challenges GOP to follow suitMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - PHILADELPHIA - As political gridlock puts the government at risk of defaulting, President Joe Biden on Thursday made an opening bid with a budget plan that would cut def...
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Endorsements: Collins, Torossy and Henrichs for Wauconda District 118 school boardMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - This endorsement is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Four candidates are running for three seats in the Wauconda Unit District 118 school bo...
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GOP Leader McConnell remains in hospital after concussionMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell suffered a concussion after a fall at a local hotel and remains hospitalized "for a few days of observation and tre...
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Illinois considers legalizing 'human composting,' but is it dignified?Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - Religious and environmental ideals are at odds for some in the ongoing debate around what to do with human remains. A proposal at the Illinois Statehouse would legalize ...
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Endorsements: Grossenbach, Agyeman and Keshav in District 103Mar 09, 2023 12:00 am - This endorsement is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Regardless of how the April 4 election shakes out, Lincolnshire-Prairie View School Dis...
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Endorsement: Phipps for Wayne village presidentMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - This endorsement is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. The suburbs have seen explosive growth over the last few decades. The village of Wayne ...
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Endorsements: Moylan, Zadrozny, Inzerello, Ebrahimi for Des Plaines City CouncilMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - This endorsement has been updated to correct that candidate Earl Wilson's prior service was as a member of the Des Plaines Public Library board, appointed to two ter...
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Georgia withdraws foreign agent bill after days of protestsMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia's ruling party said Thursday it is withdrawing a draft law from the parliament criticized as potentially stifling media freedom and civil soci...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Suffrage march tied to our timesMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - By Jamie Stiehm "Votes for Women!" was a showdown between Alice Paul, 28, versus Woodrow Wilson, 56, which opened with a colorful Washington parade on March 3, 1913, wi...
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Secret recordings of Madigan, allies won't be released beyond courtroom, judge rulesMar 09, 2023 12:00 am - It's been more than two years since former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was driven from office by the federal indictment of four power players who are accused ...