Articles filed under Politics
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Securing $350 million in school funding crucial for Democrats in state budget talksApr 30, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban House Democrats are preparing to make education funding a sticking point as budget negotiations with Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Senate heat up next week in Spri...
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Trump's greatest accomplishment fuels a 'Democratic miracle'Apr 30, 2021 1:00 am - I keep masks right next to the front door, along with sanitizer and gloves. They have been there for over a year. I have extras in my purse and my car, although, other t...
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U.S., Japan statement important for Taiwan securityApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - By Arthur I. Cyr Guest columnist The April 16 meeting at the White House between U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga underscored the stro...
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Ethics commission finds ex-Exelon lobbyist sexually harassed colleagueApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state ethics commission has found a former Exelon lobbyist sexually harassed one of his female colleagues on two separate occasions in Springfield, in vi...
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Housing protection legislation sent to governorApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate voted Thursday to pass House Bill 2877, which aims to extend emergency protections to renters and homeowners who financially strapped a...
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Pritzker releases new plan for spending Volkswagen settlementApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration released a revised plan for how to spend the state's share of a multibillion-dollar Volkswagen settlement for violating...
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Victims of 2017 shooting at softball field deserve better answers from FBIApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - On June 14, 2017, a team of Republican lawmakers went to an athletic field in Alexandria, Virginia, to practice for the annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. A...
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Pritzker unveils energy plan amid session's final stretchApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker's office unveiled a 900-page energy overhaul bill Wednesday, accelerating a yearslong negotiating process which advocates hope will end ...
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There's much to be uneasy about as U.S. leaves AfghanistanApr 28, 2021 1:00 am - I heard a story while at National Defense University about a corporal who said that fighting in Afghanistan was "like fighting in the Bible." To be sure, parts of Afghan...
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Suburban guests virtually attending Biden address to Congress mirror impact of COVID-19Apr 28, 2021 1:00 am - An unemployed mom. A county health department chief. A mayor. Illinois congressional delegation invited a mixed bag of virtual guests to President Joe Biden's first addr...