Articles filed under Politics
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School projects, street repairs on Lake County primary ballotJan 20, 2020 4:30 am - School building projects, fire station upgrades and a new sales tax will be among the requests put to Lake County voters March 17. Here's a recap of referendums on the ...
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The 'X Caucus' factor: Concessions to moderates key in Harmon's election as Senate leaderJan 20, 2020 12:00 am - Oak Park Democrat Don Harmon's selection as the new Illinois Senate president Sunday came thanks, in large part, to a group of moderate suburban and downstate Democrats ...
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On Martin Luther King Day 2020, the question that remainsJan 20, 2020 12:00 am - So many years have come to pass with many related events long since forgotten; but some memories never fade away. I will always remember the day Dr. King was assassina...
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Republican U.S. Senate candidates to meet Saturday in SchaumburgJan 20, 2020 12:00 am - The Schaumburg Township Republican Organization will hold a candidate forum Saturday, Jan. 25, for the Republican U.S. Senate candidates for Illinois. The invited candid...
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Ethylene oxide blood levels should be considered normalJan 19, 2020 12:00 am - A researcher from the University of Illinois-Chicago recently issued a brief summary of preliminary testing results concerning ethylene oxide levels in the blood of Illi...
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Harmon of Oak Park chosen to serve as president of Illinois SenateJan 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Senator Don Harmon, an Oak Park Democrat, was elected by his peers as the 39th president of the Illinois Senate on Sunday after hours of behind-the-s...
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Trump record overshadowed by the company he keepsJan 19, 2020 12:00 am - In the first half of January, Americans saw President Donald Trump at his best. Trump ordered a Jan. 3 drone strike that killed Iranian terror leader Qassem Soleimani i...
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Illinois among states considering gig worker billsJan 18, 2020 5:26 am - California was the first state to challenge tech companies such as Uber and Lyft with bold laws meant to reshape the gig economy by converting workers into employees. An...
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'We want change': Hundreds rally in Geneva for Fox Valley Women's MarchJan 18, 2020 12:00 am - During a Saturday afternoon rally to kick off the second annual Fox Valley Women's March, organizer Mary O'Connor challenged the hundreds in attendance with a call to ac...
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Cullerton's advice to next Senate president: UnifyJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The outgoing leader of Illinois' Senate offered a piece of advice for whoever next assumes the position: "Bring everyone together." Chicago Democrat John C...