Articles filed under Politics
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Facts Matter: Russian president wanted Trump to win electionApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - By Bob Oswald President Donald Trump recently said Russia would have preferred Hillary Clinton had won the 2016 presidential election. That's not what Russian President ...
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District 202 moves on after 'mandate' at the pollsApr 06, 2019 1:00 am - Given a rare opportunity to reduce their property tax bills, Lisle Unit District 202 voters decided to leave things as they are. They overwhelmingly rejected a ballot pr...
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How bad does border have to be for Democrats to admit it's an emergency?Apr 05, 2019 1:00 am - Is there any number of illegal border crossings into the United States that would strike Democrats as an emergency? As they resisted President Donald Trump's efforts to ...
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Once-vetoed plan aimed at consolidation in McHenry, Lake counties moves to SenateApr 05, 2019 1:00 am - A revised plan to make it easier for McHenry County voters to abolish local townships is now headed to the Illinois Senate. The plan, approved by the Illinois House this...
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Campton Hills video gambling proponents see progress despite referendum resultApr 05, 2019 1:00 am - Nearly 54 percent of voters in Campton Hills weighed in against allowing video gambling in the village in this week's election, but Trustee Nick Girka doesn't necessaril...
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Columnists Steve and Cokie Roberts caution against dumping the Electoral CollegeApr 04, 2019 11:00 pm - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Democrats are really frustrated, and for good reason. After the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, Republicans succ...
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Guest View: President Trump's executive order on free speech is all politicsApr 04, 2019 11:00 pm - Last Thursday, President Donald Trump signed his long-promised Executive Order concerning free speech on campus. Entitled "Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency and Accou...
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Columnist Fareed Zakaria says President Trump's encouragement for more legal immigration might be on targetApr 04, 2019 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border has confused even his allies. Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, said it "would be bad for ...
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House OKs letting kids 12 and older stay home aloneApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is one step closer to lowering from 14 to 12 the age at which a child may legally be left at home alone. The proposed change passed the House with...
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Everything we know - and what we don't - about this year's White House correspondents' dinnerApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - The events surrounding this year's White House correspondents' dinner on April 27 - the annual blitz of parties that at its most bloated had stretched to a week-long bin...