Articles filed under Politics
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Editorial: The case for convening a legislative sessionMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - House Republican Leader Jim Durkin complained at a news conference that it's time for Gov. J.B. Pritzker to stop governing by "decree" and for the legislature to come ba...
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Where is everyone going?May 07, 2020 1:00 am - I live in Los Angeles County, where new coronavirus cases are showing up as fast as anywhere in the country. We're on lockdown. We were the first state to be told to sta...
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Global health security - a call for Taiwan's inclusionMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - In the 17 years since it was hit hard by the global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS, Taiwan has been in a state of constant readiness to the threat...
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Organization sues state over ballot obstaclesMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois organization aiming to place a constitutional amendment on the November ballot is suing the state, alleging that restrictions implemented to co...
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Where is everyone going?May 06, 2020 1:00 am - The Daily Herald Editorial Board I live in Los Angeles County, where new coronavirus cases are showing up as fast as anywhere in the country. We're on lockdown. We wer...
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For small businesses, looming graduated tax will double down on hardshipMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - Samantha Palya started her pet-grooming business when she was 21. Based in South suburban Palos Hills, Absolutely Pawfect Pet Styling was growing at such a rapid pace th...
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The nation's report cardMay 06, 2020 1:00 am - The Department of Education just released results of the quadrennial National Assessment of Educational Progress tests in U.S. history, civics and geography given in 201...
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A preview of coming distractionsMay 05, 2020 1:00 am - As you probably already knew, the next six months of 2020 presidential campaigning are going to be ugly. I do not say this happily, but I do so based upon a lifetime of...
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How Congress has changedMay 05, 2020 1:00 am - If you feel like Congress has become less productive, less functional, and more partisan ... you're right. I've been thinking a lot lately about how it's changed over th...
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As deadline for referendum on independent redistricting passes, advocates refocusMay 04, 2020 5:30 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has killed the chance for voters to amend Illinois' constitution this year and establish independent redistricting, much to the chagrin of advocate...