Articles filed under Politics
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Democrats trapped in progressive echo chamberJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - The reason Democrats in Washington are increasingly frustrated is because their legislative ambitions far outstrip their congressional majorities. They have no majority ...
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Longtime resident nominated as next 8th Ward alderman in Des PlainesJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - A longtime Des Plaines resident has been nominated to be the next alderman for the 8th Ward. Shamoon Ebrahimi, a counselor at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, was ...
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Kane County judge announces retirementJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County Circuit Judge James R. Murphy has announced he is retiring in July after 12½ years on the bench, according to a news release from the 16th Judicial Circuit. ...
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A primer on separation of church, stateJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Apparently, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who has been much in the news for his outlier comments on COVID-19, is at it again. He just so happened to go to a synagogue in...
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Rauner agrees to settle robocall lawsuit for $1 millionJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - People targeted by a campaign robocall from former Gov. Bruce Rauner since his first campaign in 2014 will be eligible to earn a portion of a $1 million se...
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East Dundee village administrator reinstated 2 weeks after firingJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - Two weeks after being fired by East Dundee Village President Jeff Lynam, Jennifer Johnsen was reinstated as village administrator on Monday after a board vote of 5-1. Wh...
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Faith-based child welfare controversy may be reignited in IllinoisJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could reignite a 10-year-old controversy in Illinois over whether faith-based charities can be prohibited from contrac...
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Father's Day: Fatherless, America's top domestic problemJun 20, 2021 1:00 am - A new powerful new documentary called "The Streets Were My Father" features three Chicago men, two Hispanics and one Black, who grew up without fathers. All three did ha...
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Juneteenth: A bittersweet holidayJun 18, 2021 1:00 am - Every Independence Day, I have 30 to 40 family and friends at my house in Evanston for a cookout. I always brag that my menu of chicken rice pilaf with vegetables, grill...
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Harris needs to warm up her actJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - She hasn't had a good moment yet. Brittle is the word, without a bit of President Joe Biden's bonhomie. I speak of Vice President Kamala Harris, who made history as the ...