Articles filed under Politics
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Bill Barr, champion of justiceMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - "Governments that use the enormous power of law enforcement to punish their enemies and reward their allies are not constitutional republics; they are autocracies," note...
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Amid COVID-19, we must solve the growing threat from extreme weatherMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic effect on the lives of billions of people around the world. In Illinois alone, nearly 4,000 people have died and more than one m...
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Coronavirus blame game continues to spreadMay 17, 2020 1:00 am - The coronavirus did apparently originate in China. Now President Donald Trump wants to punish that country for its role in letting the virus spread to the United States....
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Who sent COVID-19 positive patients into nursing homes?May 17, 2020 1:00 am - On a multicountry trip to South America, President Ronald Reagan couldn't restrain himself from the inane observation that every tourist finds himself saying about such ...
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Editorial: Pritzker must rally support behind pandemic planMay 16, 2020 3:00 pm - Living and working as we do in Chicago's suburbs, as you do, we are sympathetic to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's emergency directive and to the state's conservative economic reop...
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Facebook is quietly helping to set up a new pro-tech advocacy group to battle WashingtonMay 16, 2020 6:00 am - Facebook is working behind the scenes to help launch a new political advocacy group that would combat U.S. lawmakers and regulators trying to rein in the tech industry, ...
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As coronavirus rolls on, Republicans hit 'pause' on new aidMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Businesses are going belly up, tens of millions have been laid off and, by some measures, the U.S. seems headed for another Great Depression. But Republican...
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Rolling Meadows aldermen make term limits officialMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Rolling Meadows aldermen this week officially made changes to city code placing tighter term limits on themselves in the wake of a binding referendum in March. More than...
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COVID-19 only added to the inspiration of this year's Fittest Loser competitionMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - The coronavirus may seem to apply an annoying stain on every news story it touches - and it seems to touch an overwhelming number of them these days. But there are some ...
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Trump's push for opening school clashes with Fauci's cautionMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump called on governors across the nation to work to reopen schools that were closed because of the coronavirus, pointedly taking issue w...