Articles filed under Politics
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Endorsements: McConnell, Maloney, Warren, Etienne in Lake Zurich District 95Mar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - Around this time a year ago, school districts across the suburbs were scrambling to establish remote learning programs in the wake of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's order closing ...
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Endorsements: Chan Ding, Ficke-Bradford, Shackleton, Windon for Barrington Dist. 220 school boardMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - A heated debate over how schooling should be conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic divided the Barrington community and contributed to an 11-way race for four seats on ...
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Immigration reform changed my life. But there are still 11 million immigrants in the shadows.Mar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - Within hours of inauguration, President Biden proposed a sweeping set of reforms to U.S. immigration laws, including a plan to allow immigrants in the country unlawfully...
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Endorsements: Krummen, White, Chakka, Chang Evans for Naperville City CouncilMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - Like most communities, Naperville has navigated the COVID-19 crisis under extremely trying circumstances. But it is a testament to strong leadership and fiscal responsib...
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Vaccines are the way forward out of the pandemicMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - Vaccines are the most effective public health intervention in human history. Our world is far better because of them. If we wish to resume the lives that we had before t...
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Earmarks expose self-serving politicians, distract us from bigger problemsMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - By Veronique de Rugy A fight is brewing over bringing back earmarks - provisions that are inserted into spending bills by individual members of Congress to send money to...
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Endorsement: Siddiqi for Glendale Heights village board District 2Mar 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Longtime Glendale Heights Trustee Sharon Sullivan's decision to not run again means District 2 voters will choose a new representative for the first time since 1999. Two...
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Endorsements: Kritzmire, O'Connor and O'Reilly for Long Grove village boardMar 08, 2021 10:00 pm - In 2017, three dynamic women — all newcomers to the Long Grove village board — were elected trustees. Four years later, Anne Kritzmire, Rita O'Connor and Bobbie O'Reilly...
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Endorsement: Hasse, Mullen, Trussell for Lisle trusteeMar 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Trustees admit Lisle has a reputation among developers of “being difficult” at a time when commercial and retail development is crucial in maintaining a tax levy freeze....
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Fasules, Kalinich and Gould for Glen Ellyn village boardMar 08, 2021 10:00 pm - Four candidates are facing off in a rare contested election for three seats on the Glen Ellyn village board. Months ago, the village's Civic Betterment Party selected Ke...