Articles filed under Politics
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Many women in early years had separate ballots. Some were pink.Aug 22, 2020 1:00 am - When women gained the right to vote in 1920 through the 19th Amendment, they were given separate ballots. Some of them were pink. But their experience going to the poll...
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How suburban leaders pushed movement for women's votesAug 22, 2020 1:00 am - The first woman to vote in Illinois lived in Lombard. The leader of a pioneering 1910 auto tour across northern Illinois to stump for suffrage lived in Oak Park. The ar...
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Barone: the blue and red divide could hurt DemocratsAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - By Michael Barone Give Politico's chief Washington correspondent, Ryan Lizza, some credit. After Michelle Obama's speech capping the first night of the Democrats' virtua...
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Senate GOP demands governor open unemployment officesAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Ten "frustrated" Republican senators demanded Gov. J.B. Pritzker allow state offices tasked with processing unemployment claims to reopen in a letter sent ...
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Editorial: The middle ground conventions seem to missAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board As the Democrats wrap up their truncated, crowdless week of making their case to potential voters and the Republicans prepare to defend thei...
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Rapper Kanye West off the ballot in IllinoisAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - The Illinois State Board of Elections has booted rapper Kanye West from the November ballot, ending his presidential run in the state after finding petitions he submitte...
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State making final push to increase census participationAug 21, 2020 1:00 am - By RAYMON TRONCOSO Capitol News Illinois rtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Human Services said the state is poised to have one o...
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Facing tax evasion charge, state Sen. Link to step down as Democratic leader in Lake CountyAug 20, 2020 1:00 am - Facing a federal tax evasion charge, state Sen. Terry Link has announced he will resign as leader of the Lake County Democratic Party effective Sept. 15. Link, of Indian...
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Lake Zurich voters to rule on sales tax increase in NovemberAug 19, 2020 5:30 am - Lake Zurich voters will decide in November whether the village should hike its share of the sales tax by half a percentage point, a move that would raise money for rebui...
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Clean Energy Jobs Act would cripple marketplace competitionAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago and Northern Illinois electric ratepayers, beware. "The Bank" is open and seeking more from your wallets this fall. A $60 million bribery scandal has rocked Ohio...