Articles filed under Politics
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How technology baffled an elderly Congress in 2018Jan 05, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - If you're trying to recall what your members of Congress accomplished in 2018, the answer is: They grew older. The 115th Congress was already one of the old...
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Shakeup possible at tollwayJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - State lawmakers could consider legislation in next week's lameduck session aimed at ending the terms of Illinois tollway directors in the wake of controversy at the agen...
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The Democrats' magic numberJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts As the new year turns and Democrats focus on candidates to oppose President Donald Trump in 2020, there's one number they should k...
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What a changing climate means for governmentJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - Looking back at 2018's weather-related news, it seems clear that this was the year climate change became unavoidable. I don't mean that the fires in California, coastal ...
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When Democrats embraced the 'southern border fencing strategy'Jan 03, 2019 12:00 am - In 2006, Congress passed the Secure Fence Act, which mandated the construction of multilayer pedestrian fencing along about 600 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border. It passe...
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In Illinois, a sign of intelligent life in the Democratic PartyJan 03, 2019 12:00 am - If Republicans have a lick of sense, they are alarmed by a recent sign of intelligent life in the other party. The sign is the election by Democrats in the House of Repr...
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Longtime Chicago council member charged in federal probeJan 03, 2019 12:00 am - One of the most powerful City Council members in Chicago was charged Thursday in federal court with trying to shake down a fast-food restaurant seeking city remodeling p...
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League studies impact of Electoral CollegeJan 02, 2019 10:00 pm - The League of Women Voters Roselle/Bloomingdale will sponsor "The History and Impact of the Electoral College" at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Bloomingdale Public Library,...
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State Rep.-elect Stava-Murray now plans to run for Durbin's U.S. Senate seatJan 02, 2019 12:00 am - State Rep.-elect Anne Stava-Murray has not yet been sworn in with the new General Assembly, but the Naperville Democrat already has announced she's going to run in 2020 ...
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Trump's wall is a symbol of ruinJan 02, 2019 12:00 am - Republicans used to shut down the federal government with the intention (generally) of curbing public spending. Donald Trump's GOP, in contrast, shuts down the federal g...