Articles filed under Politics
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America's lunch bill could go up $875M thanks to global trade warJun 09, 2019 6:20 am - The growing threat of an all-out global trade war means Americans may have to fork out more cash at lunchtime. Firehouse Subs will likely bump sandwich prices by 10 cent...
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Trump is destroying three decades of hard work with MexicoJun 09, 2019 1:00 am - Whatever the ultimate outcome of Donald Trump's conflict with Mexico, one consequence is already clear. He has undermined one of the most impressive American foreign pol...
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Civility doesn't just make our system function, it also makes it nobleJun 09, 2019 1:00 am - In his influential 1984 book, "The Naked Public Square," Richard John Neuhaus recalled attending an event featuring the late Jerry Falwell Sr., who delivered an angry ex...
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In first year as governor, Pritzker pushes through far-reaching agendaJun 08, 2019 8:00 am - After four years of fiscal austerity and the pro-business, anti-union agenda of former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, Illinois lawmakers took a sharp turn to the left dur...
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Analysis: Big Tech is having a terrible week. Things will only get worse.Jun 08, 2019 6:18 am - After years of operating largely free of federal regulation, our tech overlords are now firmly in the regulatory spotlight. And for them, the worst is almost certainly y...
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Income tax town-hall meeting set for Wednesday in Arlington HeightsJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - Two Arlington Heights legislators will host a town-hall meeting Wednesday to discuss the proposed graduated state income tax. State Rep. Mark Walker and state Sen. Ann G...
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Swamp things storm the palaceJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - If there was "great love all around" during President Donald Trump's state visit to the United Kingdom, as he tweeted Monday, the participants royal and decidedly otherw...
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Compromise is the essence of our democracyJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - You may not be ready for next year's elections, but in political time, they're coming up fast. Even politicians who aren't running for president are crafting their stump...
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Pritzker says opponents are misleading voters about graduated income taxJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said opponents of the proposed graduated income tax plan are intentionally misleading voters who will ultimately decide its fate in November ...
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Law enforcement, media have changed standards for TrumpJun 06, 2019 1:00 am - One of the more unfortunate effects of the Trump-Russia investigation - and there have been many - is the weakening of traditional standards of argument and proof in the...