Articles filed under Politics
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Elk Grove Village board maneuvers to scuttle term limits referendumJul 17, 2019 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village trustees have approved putting three advisory referendums on the 2020 ballot, a maneuver that could help scuttle an effort to impose term limits on vil...
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Trump never takes a vacation from provocationJul 17, 2019 1:00 am - For many, summer is the literary season of lighter novels at the beach or pool. For me - exhausted by the quickening pace of President Donald Trump's moral and mental di...
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Nobody eats wolfJul 16, 2019 1:00 am - From Little Red Riding Hood's terrifying encounter with the Big Bad Wolf to Kevin Costner's balletic romance with some kindred, four-legged spirit in "Dances With Wolves...
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Casten, Underwood lead GOP rivals in campaign fundsJul 16, 2019 1:00 am - Freshmen Democratic Reps. Sean Casten of Downers Grove and Lauren Underwood of Naperville outraised their GOP rivals in the second quarter of this year, according to Fed...
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Former Rep. Roskam joins law firm's government practiceJul 16, 2019 1:00 am - Former U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam has made his next career move. Roskam, a former lawyer who served in public office for more than 25 years in the U.S. House as well as the...
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House votes to condemn Trump's 'racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear'Jul 16, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments that have legitimiz...
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Illinois representatives can help save the rest of the countryJul 16, 2019 1:00 am - In February, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill which will eventually raise the minimum wage in Illinois to $15 an hour. Illinois is infamous for our state's deteriorating...
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Editorial: In the wake of Trump tweets, is this who we are?Jul 15, 2019 11:00 pm - Is this who we are? Is this who we want to be? Those questions feel almost trivial in the context of a discussion about national affairs and the relationship between Pre...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Mike Ditka, Payne Stewart, Miss Schaumburg, toilet seat races and moreJul 15, 2019 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald images Payne Stewart at the Western Open, Henry Kissinger, Mike Ditka, dance classes, Ping-Pong and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifie...
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Lessons from Israel's "we can fix it" spiritJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's Note: This article has been updated to clarify that OrCam devices allow visually impaired people to better recognize objects. Throughout my nearly 40-year...