Articles filed under Politics
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Constable: Attack from our own evokes gut punch of Sept. 11Jan 07, 2021 4:30 am - “We are no longer the America we were,” began the column I wrote on Sept. 11, 2001. The legendary Studs Terkel concurred during a telephone interview that morning as we ...
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Psychologist offers tips to help you, your kids cope with Capitol attacksJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Images of rioters thundering up the U.S. Capitol steps, smashing windows and menacing police officers sparked shock, helplessness, anxiety and sorrow in many who watched...
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'The president is unwell': Suburban lawmakers call for Trump's removal from officeJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: The story has been edited to indicate Trump was impeached by the U.S. House in late 2019. Every member of the congressional delegation representing ...
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State employment agency responds to GOP criticismsJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - House Republicans continued to criticize the Pritzker administration Wednesday as the Illinois Department of Employment Support works through ongoing staff...
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Riots in Congress bring state Capitol security concerns into focusJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Just two days after hundreds of rioters broke through police barricades and vandalized the halls of Congress, Illinois lawmakers will return to the state's...
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How Capitol riots brought high school history curricula to lifeJan 07, 2021 12:00 am - Tim McCoskey was just weeks into his first job at Neuqua Valley High School on Sept. 11, 2001, so he's used to seeing history play out before his and his students' very ...
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Images: Violent protests at the United States CapitolJan 06, 2021 12:00 pm - See images of protesters supporting President Donald Trump violently clashing with law enforcement outside of the United States Capitol. ...
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Bid to oust Madigan as speaker might not be decided on first voteJan 06, 2021 4:30 am - A number of suburban Democratic lawmakers say they are willing to prolong the vote for Illinois House speaker in their effort to replace Michael Madigan, setting the Hou...
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Media capture unprecedented storming of U.S. CapitolJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - The storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump played out on television in searing fashion Wednesday, with stunning pictures of guns...
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'This is a coup attempt': What Republican and Democratic reps from Illinois said about Capitol attackJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - As a violent mob laid siege to and then occupied the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, members of Illinois' congressional delegation tweeted eyewitness accounts of the historic...