Articles filed under Politics
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Stop me before I tweetSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - When young adults starting a career in journalism or public service ask me if they should set up a Twitter account and join the fray, they all get the same answer. Don't...
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The campaign is at knife's edgeSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - The presidential campaign is at knife's edge. Both parties' campaigns assume that patterns of support will closely resemble those in 2016. And both are making surprising...
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Madigan probe paused pending U.S. attorney's guidanceSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Democratic chairman and ranking Republican on a special legislative committee investigating House Speaker Michael Madigan both said Tuesday that they a...
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State 'reviewing questions' before setting marijuana license lottery dateSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced Tuesday that it continues to "review questions" and has still not set a date for...
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Watch Kim Foxx, Pat O'Brien square off in stormy state's attorney debateSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Republican Patrick W. "Pat" O'Brien labeled Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx "a social worker not a prosecutor" and Foxx hit back, challenging O'Brien's commitment ...
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Watch forum with Wheeler, Villa, Ward, Monteleone, Curtis, HirschauerSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Legislative candidates in Illinois Senate District 25 and Illinois House Districts 49 and 50 took part in a joint Zoom interview with editorial board representatives of ...
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Watch House District 70 candidates talk about the issues.Sep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Editors representing Shaw Media and the Daily Herald editorial boards interviewed candidates for Illinois House District 70 on Monday, Sept. 14. Candidates include incum...
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Watch Edly-Allen, Bos, Suelzer, McLaughlin, Trevor, Morrison square off in Illinois House debateSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - Six major-party candidates for three Illinois House seats from the North and Northwest suburbs debated the proposed graduated income tax and the state's response to the ...
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Analysis: Comparing the Trump vs. Obama economiesSep 13, 2020 6:16 am - As the United States suffers the worst economic downturn in nearly a century, a key question remains: How quickly can the nation recover, and who has the better track re...
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How Illinois' income tax compares nationwide, and how a graduated tax could change itSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran May 29, 2019. Illinois residents making $1.5 million a year pay less in income taxes than their counterparts in all but eig...