Articles filed under Politics
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Who's the good dog now?Mar 31, 2020 1:00 am - I love the rich people who employ me. I do. Before that, I loved the other rich people who employed me. I want them swaddled with care, smothered with tax incentives, in...
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For many families, health crisis adds to homelessness risksMar 31, 2020 1:00 am - Across the country, Americans are being told, "Stay home." As coronavirus sweeps across our country, communities are heeding the advice of epidemiologists and taking dra...
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Time is running out to end gerrymandering, an enemy of democracyMar 30, 2020 5:30 am - During an unprecedented health crisis, it is difficult to focus on anything else. I certainly hope you are all taking this as seriously as I am - observing social distan...
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Fair maps advocates hopeful with deadline looming for redistricting referendumMar 30, 2020 5:30 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown uncertainty into lots of things, and a major one is the push for independent and transparent legislative redistricting in Illinois. The ...
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Most suburban GOP lawmakers endorse Pritzker's COVID-19 stay-at-home ruleMar 30, 2020 1:00 am - As Illinois hunkers down under a stay-at-home order from Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker to prevent spread of COVID-19, Republican President Donald Trump's messages are di...
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Our mothers, grandmothers showed us how to manage frightening timesMar 29, 2020 1:00 am - March is Women's History Month and over the years in my role as Women's Initiative Coordinator for Itasca Bank, we've presented portrayals of many different women in his...
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Editorial: Can we trust a 'Fair Tax' if there are no Fair Maps?Mar 29, 2020 1:00 am - This editorial has been updated to correct the name of Illinois Senate President Don Harmon. A primary argument of Gov. J.B. Pritzker and legislative supporters of ...
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Editorial: We have 5 weeks to end gerrymandering hereMar 29, 2020 1:00 am - The Daily Herald Editorial Board We don't put editorials on the front page often. But time is running out on representative government in Illinois. May 3 is the magic d...
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Coronavirus highlights importance of paid leave for workersMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - The novel coronavirus has caused policymakers to revisit several proposals that have been sidelined for far too long. Eager to contain what the World Health Organizatio...
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Going viral: Politicizing this pandemic gets us nowhereMar 27, 2020 1:00 am - By now the tropes have become almost typical. Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus, drumming up irrational fears in the media, and causing an economic meltdown, al...