Articles filed under Politics
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Darren Bailey internet posts deride Islam, transgender communityAug 10, 2022 1:00 am - A series of internet postings by GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey cast new light on his views of such issues as the validity of the Islamic faith, Chicago Public ...
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Here's how that big D.C. tax bill hits corporate ChicagoAug 10, 2022 1:00 am - Senate Democrats' passage of a sweeping tax bill over the weekend will require most of corporate Chicago to dig deeper to pay Uncle Sam, with the area's pharmaceutical p...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: The West's long-lasting enemies cannot be cajoledAug 09, 2022 1:00 am - Revisionist powers, nations whose leaders seek to undermine American leadership in the world, seem to be on the march. Russia persists with its heavy bombardments in Ukr...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Beware what you wish forAug 09, 2022 1:00 am - Two days after Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected a ban on abortion in their state, the other front-runner for the Republican nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, w...
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Cronin, some Democrats on DuPage County Board clash over appointmentsAug 09, 2022 1:00 am - The DuPage County Board on Tuesday made a series of appointments to panels that oversee the health department and DuPage Airport Authority, confirming all three of Chair...
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An Illinois abortion clinic on the Wisconsin border is a window into the post-Roe worldAug 08, 2022 5:30 am - On a recent weekday afternoon, Ezra Figueroa is giving a tour of Planned Parenthood of Illinois' clinic in Waukegan, about 20 minutes from the Wisconsin border. The spac...
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'Backing out was not an option': Krishnamoorthi discusses importance of Taiwan visitAug 08, 2022 1:00 am - Saying it's important not to cave to bullies, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi on Monday discussed his diplomatic visit to Taiwan last week with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and th...
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What's in Democrats' big economic bill? Climate, health care, savingsAug 07, 2022 1:00 am - By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON - Not as robust as the proposal President Joe Biden once envisioned to rebuild America's public infrastructure ...
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Senate Democrats approve Biden economic package with climate, drug price, corporate tax measuresAug 07, 2022 1:00 am - By ALAN FRAM and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Senate has approved Democrats' big election-year economic package, legislation that is less ambitious th...
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Senate rules referee weakens Dem drug plan in economic billAug 06, 2022 10:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate parliamentarian on Saturday dealt a blow to Democrats' plan for curbing drug prices but left the rest of their sprawling economic bill large...