Articles filed under Politics
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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...
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Willis also challenging Madigan for House speakerJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Reps. Kathleen Willis and Ann Williams have launched bids to replace Michael Madigan as Illinois House speaker. They, along with state Rep. Stephanie...
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Pritzker calls for Trump's removal from officeJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling for President Donald Trump to be impeached over Wednesday's forcible occupation of the U.S. Capitol by angry Trump supporters. "Two weeks,"...
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Illinois congresswoman quotes Hitler to crowd outside U.S. CapitolJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - A newly minted Illinois congresswoman with suburban roots quoted Adolf Hitler during prepared remarks Tuesday to supporters of President Donald Trump on the lawn of the ...
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Editorial: We see where cynicism leads; let's show instead the true face of AmericaJan 05, 2021 10:00 pm - "Remember this day forever." We read those words from a President Donald Trump tweet Wednesday with shivers and something like horror. The president, who started the day...
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Candor: A politician's secret, unused weaponJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - Let me be blunt, please: Most of us ink-stained wretches in the political press corps are complete suckers for candor from politicians when speaking about themselves. Ca...
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Libraries have adapted to challenges of pandemicJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - As an executive director and CEO of one of the largest public libraries in Illinois, serving almost 150,000 people, the pandemic of 2020 has brought many new challenges ...