Articles filed under Politics
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Once started, mob violence targeting monuments is hard to stopJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - What do George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant, Father Junipero Serra and Christopher Columbus have in common? None were Confederate g...
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Controversy rages over DuPage board member's actions at rallyJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County Board member Pete DiCianni has become a lightning rod in the debate over policing and race after his actions Saturday at a pro-police rally in Elmhurst. Mo...
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Additional pot licenses delayed indefinitelyJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Blaming the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday issued an executive order delaying new licenses to grow, transport and infuse cannabis products. T...
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Supreme Court's abortion ruling raises stakes for electionJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Supporters of abortion rights are elated, foes of abortion dismayed and angry, but they agree on one consequence of the Supreme Court's first major abortion r...
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Tax hikes, minimum wage increase start WednesdayJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Tax hikes on gas and marijuana start Wednesday, along with a minimum-wage increase throughout Illinois and pay raises for many state workers. The motor fuel tax rate is ...
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Rage of the poor is rooted in hopelessnessJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - What happens to people over multiple decades and generations when our society tells them their lives have no value? Eventually, they conclude they have no meaningful fut...
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Report says Illinois was ill-prepared for pandemicJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A new report from an Illinois think tank says the state was ill-prepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily because of a preexisting shortage of nurses, ...
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Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana abortion clinic lawJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A divided Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce oppositio...
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DuPage County Board member calls for censure of colleague for conduct at protestJun 29, 2020 1:00 am - A DuPage County Board member wants to censure fellow board member Pete DiCianni for his actions during a pro-police rally Saturday in Elmhurst. In a letter addressed to ...
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We all have to make this workJun 28, 2020 1:00 am - These are uncertain, divided times for our nation. Unemployment is at mind-boggling levels, a virus we still don't fully understand is stifling the course of ordinary li...