Articles filed under Politics
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Pardoned by Trump, Urlacher launches write-in campaign for reelection as Mettawa mayorFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - Pardon from Trump cleared up Mettawa mayor's legal trouble
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Republicans hope to block 'culturally responsive' teacher standardsFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican Illinois state lawmakers are pushing back on proposed new standards for teachers and administrators that are scheduled for a hearing before a le...
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Welch steps back from partner position at law firmFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Since assuming his new role a few short weeks ago, House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch has distinguished himself from his predecessor, Rep. Michael Madigan...
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Kinzinger launches 'Country First' effort to take on Trump loyalists in GOPJan 31, 2021 12:00 am - Saying the GOP has lost its way and must turn back from the edge of darkness, Republican Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger said Sunday he is launching a new political ...
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Democrats, Republicans not far apart on China, Russia policyJan 31, 2021 12:00 am - It was Heraclitus who wrote that: "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he's not the same man." That would seem to be an apt descr...
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Understanding the American votersJan 31, 2021 12:00 am - By Mark Shields Regular readers of this space may recall that I believe Americans are the most optimistic of voters. Think about it: With the exception of those who were...
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Moeller appointed chair of state House Human Services CommitteeJan 31, 2021 12:00 am - State Rep. Anna Moeller, a Democrat from Elgin, has been appointed as chair of the House Human Services Committee for the 102nd General Assembly. "The legislation and po...
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10 GOP senators propose aid planJan 31, 2021 12:00 am - They ask Biden for talks on more limited stimulus
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Editorial: Setting policy by executive order is not effective governmentJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - Even if you like the changes President Joseph Biden is making through his flurry of executive orders this week, you have to be troubled by the comfort with which he appe...
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The new federalismJan 29, 2021 12:00 am - By Susan Estrich The U.S. COVID response has been called "federalism at its best" - treating the states as "laboratories of change," as former Justice Louis Brandeis on...