Articles filed under Politics
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Who we are now will be our legacyDec 22, 2019 12:00 am - By Connie Schultz We are in the last days of this year, and many of us will spend at least a portion of them in the company of children we love. Never have I been more ...
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As impeachment moves to Senate, get ready for surprisesDec 22, 2019 12:00 am - With a House impeachment vote a foregone conclusion, the battle to remove President Trump from office has moved to the Senate. Minority Leader Charles Schumer grabbed co...
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Editorial: Impeachment and the politics of exhaustionDec 21, 2019 1:00 pm - For the third time since the birth of the nation, the U.S. House on Wednesday voted articles of impeachment against the president. It was historic, but it was hard to fe...
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Casten discusses his vote to impeach Trump at town hall in PalatineDec 21, 2019 12:00 am - Freshman U.S. Rep Sean Casten told constituents Saturday that it did not make him happy to cast a vote to impeach President Donald Trump, but he felt privileged to be in...
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Two senators from Illinois compare Trump impeachment to Clinton'sDec 21, 2019 12:00 am - Will civility win out in the U.S. Senate during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump as it did with President Bill Clinton? The two U.S. senators from Illinoi...
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Why administrative costs add millions to public safety pensionsDec 21, 2019 12:00 am - The Illinois Teachers' Retirement System spent $77 on administrative costs last year for every educator and retiree participating in the pension program. But that was th...
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Conservative student group lauds CLC for hosting free speech sessionsDec 20, 2019 4:40 am - Members of a politically conservative student group at the College of Lake County are celebrating the administration's decision to host training sessions for faculty mem...
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Peloton 'scandal' shows how mentally unfit we've becomeDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - We are fast approaching the end of 2019, and as we close the book on a turbulent decade, nothing summarizes the state of our culture and our unhealthy relationship with ...
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Stand-ins appointed after Elk Grove mayor and trustee recuse selves from electoral boardDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - A Cook County judge has appointed two public members to the Elk Grove Village electoral board to hear two objections to a term limits referendum. Judge Sharon Sullivan a...
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UK lawmakers OK Johnson's Brexit bill, pave way to exit EUDec 20, 2019 12:00 am - LONDON - Britain took a big step towards the European Union exit door on Friday when lawmakers gave preliminary approval to Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson's E...