Articles filed under Politics
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: TikTok end of the worldJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - TikTok videos and tweets aren't long because you can't get anyone to pay attention to anything for long, not unless it's "Lord of the Rings," and they've seen it six tim...
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Darren Bailey gets long-sought Trump endorsement in GOP race for governorJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - Calling Darren Bailey "the man to take on and defeat one of the worst governors in America," former President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed the downstate farmer in t...
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Guest columnist Ralph Martire: On gas prices, leaders bypass solutions in favor of partisanshipJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - Nothing motivates political action more than a "sky is falling" scenario. Take the current surge in inflation generally, and one universally loathed aspect thereof - the...
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'We'll keep fighting': Jane members who provided illegal abortions outraged at Roe's fallJun 25, 2022 1:00 am - On May 3, 1972, Chicago police burst into two clandestine locations where the "Jane" collective was assisting women to have then-illegal abortions. Authorities filed fel...
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Facts Matter: Alleged Trump statement on Jan. 6 is fakeJun 25, 2022 1:00 am - A lengthy, official-looking statement, topped with the letterhead "Save America, President Donald J. Trump," was posted on social media earlier this month. The statement...
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Illinois' neighbors move quickly to ban abortions following Supreme Court rulingJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - Two of the five states bordering Illinois have already banned abortions following Friday's overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the other three are ...
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Abortion seekers can come to Illinois and 'be protected and safe,' but more resources needed, leaders sayJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and state Sen. Melinda Bush of Grayslake joined with the state's top abortion providers Friday to call for more government resources to help...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: The red-state badge of courageJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens recently released perhaps the most tasteless political ad ever as he runs in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate. Th...
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Activists on both sides of abortion battle demonstrate in suburbsJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - People on both sides of the abortion fight commandeered parks, sidewalks and other public venues Friday across Chicago and the suburbs to celebrate - or protest - the U....
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Advocates launching campaign to form mental health boards in Schaumburg, Wheeling townshipsJun 23, 2022 5:30 am - No sooner will Tuesday's primary election be over than an informational rally will be held Wednesday, June 29, for an effort to create 708 Community Mental Health Boards...