Articles filed under Politics
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Mount Prospect dispensary may move out without quick decision on recreational pot salesAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - Mount Prospect's plan to give voters a say on allowing recreational marijuana sales may not be enough to keep the village's only dispensary in town, a company representa...
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Douglas statue to be removed from Illinois Capitol lawnAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A statute of Stephen A. Douglas, a senator from Illinois whose national reputation in the mid-19th Century was built on the idea that each new U.S. territo...
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Back to academic brainwashingAug 19, 2020 1:00 am - Parents, legislators, taxpayers and others footing the bill for college education might be interested in just what is in store for the upcoming academic year. Since many...
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Illinois attorney general joins federal suit against USPS movesAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Operational shifts undertaken by the United States Postal Service in recent weeks, including spending cuts and equipment removal, are illegal, Illinois' to...
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When Puff the Magic Multiplier goes poofAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - When revenue shrinks by 1% of GDP and spending increases by 51% over 10 months, you get a $2.8 trillion deficit. That figure, according to the Congressional Budget Offic...
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Trump will not play fairAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - Caddies say he cheats at golf. It makes sense. He can't bear to lose something that matters as little as a round of golf. So he cheats. Congress should be up in arms. We...
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Redistricting reformers seek to change to mapping processAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Reformers say it's time for Illinoisans to "advocate for themselves" when lawmakers redraw the state's political boundaries in a few months. That's the mes...
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Biden-Harris/Trump-Pence race 'tightening'Aug 16, 2020 1:00 am - Just as Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his vice presidential nominee, and a week before the Democrats' virtual national convention is scheduled to begin at various...
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Finding hope in her ambitionAug 16, 2020 1:00 am - In 2016, I wanted Hillary Clinton to be our next president, and I was sure that she would be. I was devastated. In 2019 and early 2020, I wanted a woman to win the Democ...
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Editorial: Link case emphasizes need for legislative ethics reform in IllinoisAug 15, 2020 2:00 pm - The news last week that state Sen. Terry Link of Indian Creek has been charged with federal tax evasion was far from surprising. For quite some time, we've been no fan o...