Articles filed under Politics
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Erasing college debt helps everyone, says economist behind planJun 30, 2019 6:00 am - Bernie Sanders caused a stir with his plan to tax Wall Street trades and use the cash to forgive student loans. One of his advisers makes the case for writing off those ...
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Editorial: Court's gerrymandering decision lets the people downJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - We all tend to think we live in a republic built around democratic principles, with a government, as Abraham Lincoln said, "of the people, by the people, for the people....
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Democrats, the asylum crisis is realJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - Given President Donald Trump's mean-spirited and often bigoted attitudes on immigration, it pains me to say that he is right that the United States faces a crisis with i...
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Evangelicals praise Trump at steep moral consequenceJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson "There has never been anyone who has defended us and who has fought for us, who we have loved more than Donald J. Trump. No one!" This recent statemen...
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States are trying to stop data brokers from selling consumers' secretsJun 29, 2019 6:09 am - Until recently, Randy Koloski had never heard of Amerilist, a small business 25 miles north of Manhattan. But for $150, Amerilist makes available a list of information o...
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Illinois six-figure pensions grow 74% since 2015Jun 29, 2019 1:00 am - Four years ago, 12,524 retirees were receiving more than $100,000 each in annual public pension benefits from six Illinois retirement plans. Now, that number is 21,794, ...
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Rosemont mayor appointed state representativeJun 29, 2019 1:00 am - Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens is about to become very busy. City and suburban Republicans on Saturday unanimously elected the three-term mayor to serve as state represen...
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Four key things learned from the first debate's two nightsJun 28, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The first Democratic presidential debate of the 2020 election ended with a bang Thursday night, as the candidates stopped playing nice with one another and ...
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Why millennials may be conservatives at heartJun 28, 2019 1:00 am - Several current trends among millennials do not bode well for Democrats. Indeed, they suggest a greater affinity for (many) Republican policies, notwithstanding a, perha...
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Business groups view legislative session as 'mixed bag'Jun 28, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Representatives of some of the state's largest business associations are looking back at a historic legislative session as a "mixed bag" for businesses. ...