Articles filed under Politics
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North Barrington woman seeks to unseat U.S. Rep. Mike QuigleyJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - A North Barrington woman who ran for a local school board seat last year has turned her sights on Congress. Malgorzata McGonigal has filed paperwork with the Federal Ele...
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Next two years will be true barometer of Biden's successJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - It's been about a year since Joe Biden took office as President and though it's still too early to draw firm conclusions about his performance, it's not too early to dis...
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The weaponization of #MeTooJan 28, 2022 12:00 am - The nasty emails have started to come in, as I knew they would. "Why are you representing a rapist," they begin, and forget about all that Clarence Darrow stuff. "Why yo...
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Lawmakers returning to state Capitol next weekJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers will return to the Statehouse next week for their first in-person sessions since Jan. 4. House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Hillside...
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Despite evidence, polls, don't count on any change in BidenJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - The failures of President Joe Biden's first year in office are obvious to all. Inflation is raging. COVID is raging. Crime is spiking in some big cities. The U.S.-Mexico...
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Bill would revamp Prisoner Review Board, make it harder for killers to get paroleJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - A bill introduced in the Illinois House on Thursday would revamp the Prisoner Review Board, the board that decides whether those convicted of felonies will be freed and ...
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U.S. must do better job of reading PutinJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - Now is not a good time to go to war with Russia. The United States just ended a 20-year lost war in Afghanistan five months ago, returning the ragged country to the Tali...
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Senate Republicans call for 'common-sense' ethics reformsJan 27, 2022 12:00 am - Capitol News Illinois gkinnicutt@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Demanding what they call "common-sense ethics reform," Senate Republicans plan to take action in a...
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Illinois Supreme Court weighing use of campaign funds for defense billsJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether public officials who are under investigation or charged with crimes may use their campaign fund...
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Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden first court pickJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to th...