Articles filed under Politics
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Controlling the spread of hopelessnessMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher In a column for the Detroit Free Press this week, the writer and broadcast commentator Mitch Albom laid out a road map of sorts for news coverage of the n...
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Illinois attorney general takes action on price gouging, warns of COVID-19 scamsMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois attorney general's office has been working with a reduced and mostly remote staff the last 10 days, but it continues to warn against COVID-19-...
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What's in the $2 Trillion coronavirus stimulus packageMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - The massive stimulus package negotiated between the Trump administration and congressional leaders early Wednesday is an unprecedented $2 trillion aid package designed t...
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State Senate, House cancel next week's session because of pandemicMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmaking remains on hold in Illinois amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the state's Senate and House each canceled next week's scheduled session Wednesday. The...
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Progressive cities and black educationMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - By Walter E. Williams A recent report by Chris Stewart has shed new light on some of the educational problems faced by black youth. The report is titled "The Secret Sham...
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COVID-19 outbreak sparks flood of executive orders from PritzkerMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker is on a pace to set a modern-day record for issuing the most executive orders by an Illinois governor. Since 1999, which is a...
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Some U.S. leaders take 'do as I say, not as I do' virus stanceMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The State Department has advised against all international travel because of the coronavirus, but that didn't stop Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from flyin...
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'Crimson Contagion' was a government game that sought to prepare us for thisMar 25, 2020 1:00 am - Often, it is the job of people in the federal government to play games. The Pentagon's tabletop war games are legendary, particularly in the early days of the Cold War w...
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To defeat COVID-19, each of us must act in a way that protects us allMar 24, 2020 11:00 pm - Hospitals are running low on everything from diagnostic tests to beds, doctors and medical equipment. Nurses are being told to use bandannas as makeshift face masks. And...
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4 more COVID-19 deaths, 250 new cases in IllinoisMar 24, 2020 1:00 am - Four more people have died from coronavirus in Illinois, bringing the total death toll in the state to 16 since the outbreak began. An additional 250 people have contrac...