Articles filed under Politics
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A warmer world is a sicker worldSep 15, 2019 1:00 am - When people talk about climate change, the topics that come up first are hurricanes, floods, melting glaciers, polar bears. Rarely does the conversation turn to heart di...
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Trump can still get a win on foreign policySep 15, 2019 1:00 am - As he moves on to his fourth national security adviser in less than three years, it's become clear that Donald Trump's foreign policy is in shambles. It has produced tur...
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Analysis: Winners and losers from the third Democratic debateSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - The Democrats met in Houston on Thursday night for the third Democratic debate of 2019, this time all on one night. After three hours of sparring between the 10 candidat...
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'One of the most racist things I've seen': Elk Grove mayor slams mailer on opioid programSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village officials this week took aim at a controversial campaign-style mailer about the village's anti-opioid program. The double-sided glossy mailing, which w...
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Constitution change is best hope for state's 'solvable' pension crisisSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - State Sen. Heather Steans knows how to get things done in Springfield, but her confidence that Illinois' pension crisis is a "solvable problem" is worrisome given the id...
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Big money on both sides of Elk Grove term limits issueSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - Big money is starting to flow in on both sides of the Elk Grove Village term limits referendum issue. Campaign disclosure records filed with the Illinois State Board of ...
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Mattis' clear-eyed vision for defense of American valuesSep 13, 2019 1:00 am - Former Defense Secretary James Mattis was in Chicago Wednesday as the guest of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Mattis is touring the country to speak about his bo...
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Through Mark Sanford's looking glassSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. - Once upon a time, Mark Sanford might have been a contender, but there's too much water under the bridges that stretch from this city of steeples to hi...
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Raoul rejects reported settlement with OxyContin makerSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul this week said he would reject a settlement with opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma under its reported current terms. ...
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Trump and his GOP challengersSep 12, 2019 1:00 am - Mark Sanford, the former representative and governor of South Carolina, has now joined former representative Joe Walsh and former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld in cha...