Articles filed under Politics
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Could hard-right Supreme Court haunt GOP? History says maybeAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Be careful what you wish for. That's the history lesson for Republicans eagerly anticipating Brett Kavanaugh's ascension to the Supreme Court, which could c...
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Rational immigration policies are a needed first stepAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - It would seem to many that the famous German soccer star left the national team for good reason. One day he was at the top of the pantheon, the next he was being critici...
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Trump and Putin's do-si-doAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - It's a given that political candidates will target each other with as much oppositional propaganda as they can get away with. But with the Kremlin now playing a third-pa...
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How Democratic dynasties, Republican infighting and big campaign money shape fall racesAug 07, 2018 1:00 am - Amanda Biela was campaigning door to door in north suburban Glenview one afternoon last week when she stopped to talk with a senior watering his front lawn. "I'm running...
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Making a difference in the world 'one handshake at a time'Aug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Given the fact that George Drost's family fled communist Czechoslovakia for Chicago when he was very young, his interest in the world beyond America's borders is underst...
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Lawlor's campaign violation fines could keep him off ballotAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor is at risk of being kept off the November ballot because he has yet to pay a $15,000 fine to the Illinois Board of Elections for ...
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Batavians seek referendum to take away city's home-rule powerAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Batavia residents will get to decide in November whether the city keeps its home-rule powers after members of Batavians for Responsible Government submitted petitions Mo...
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Duckworth fears migrant kids at shelter are hungry and scaredAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth raised concerns about an organization that cares for migrant children separated from their parents Monday, saying she worried they were hungry ...
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Reclaim NW Suburbs event discusses the issue of income inequality with communityAug 05, 2018 11:00 pm - Reclaim Northwest Suburbs had a full house at its event, "Income Inequality: Documentary and Discourse," at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library on July 31. The docum...
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Diplomacy with Taliban is only way out of AfghanistanAug 05, 2018 1:00 am - Donald Trump campaigned as someone who wanted to get America out of the Middle East. But he also cast himself as a tough guy, and his initial instincts in office were to...