Articles filed under Politics
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Objections filed against two dozen suburban candidatesDec 10, 2019 12:00 am - More than two dozen candidates seeking a variety of offices throughout the suburbs are facing challenges to their recently filed nominating petitions for the March 17 pr...
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Trump lashes out at FBI director in wake of Justice Department inspector general's reportDec 10, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lashed out Tuesday morning at FBI Director Christopher Wray, suggesting that "he will never be able to fix the FBI" based on his reac...
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Proposed revisions offer ray of hope on H-1B visasDec 10, 2019 12:00 am - The Department of Homeland Security's recently released Unified Agenda gives hope to U.S. tech workers that major, long overdue changes may be coming soon. New DHS guide...
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Editorial: Impeachment and questions of truthDec 09, 2019 10:00 pm - For the fourth time in the history of the republic, articles of impeachment have been introduced against the president of the United States. In many respects, today's im...
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Foxx's name will appear first on primary ballotDec 09, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx won the top spot on the March ballot and former Chicago Alderman Bob Fioretti the last position for that race in a lottery Monday m...
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30 years after Cold War ends, NATO still has important roleDec 08, 2019 12:00 am - A friend from Malta reminded me the other day that we have just passed the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Malta Summit that signaled the end of the Cold War. This was the ...
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Amid impeachment distraction, DeVos transforming educationDec 08, 2019 12:00 am - Impeach! Impeach! Impeach! Removing Donald Trump from office before he can get re-elected is the only thing in Washington that Democrats and the national media really ca...
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Illinois spent $8.5 billion to cut its pension debt. It wasn't enough.Dec 07, 2019 12:00 am - Trying to get pension funding back on track, state officials designated $8.5 billion last year to five state-funded retirement systems. It wasn't enough, and the pension...
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Trust is an essential foundation for effective governmentDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - To me, it was a thunderclap. Years ago, when I was in Congress, we were in the midst of a tense, contentious debate. Members had gotten irritated, levying charges back a...
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As neighbors rebound, Illinois still stalledDec 06, 2019 12:00 am - Ten years ago, the nation bottomed out. The second quarter of 2009 was the lowest point of the Great Recession, the ashes from which the U.S. economy would rise. New dat...