Articles filed under Politics
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Aurora's Juneteenth 2020 response to calls for changeJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - As for most of the country, this past year has had a keen focus on "change" across Aurora. For us, C.H.A.N.G.E. is an acronym for Community Helping Aurora's Necessary Gr...
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House passes legislation to give police more power to take weaponsJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House on Wednesday passed a Firearm Owner Identification card law change that would strengthen law enforcement's ability to retrieve guns from...
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House OKs remote voting on bills to pass budget amendmentJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House changed its rules Wednesday to allow lawmakers to cast votes on legislation remotely, giving them enough votes to pass a change to the b...
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Transparency a concern as schools move to 'de-track' studentsJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - Should high school honors classes be ended, and those students be moved to the same classroom as their non-honors counterparts? Should struggling students be moved out o...
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Juneteenth becomes official state holidayJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The day that marks the anniversary of the day in 1865 when some of the last enslaved Americans learned that they had been freed is now an official state ho...
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Why Schaumburg might require permits for large political rallies near WoodfieldJun 15, 2021 5:30 am - Schaumburg officials may require permits for the large political gatherings that have been become nearly weekly occurrences at the prominent intersection of Golf and Mea...
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Constable: Good vibes remain in the air for United's first Black pilotJun 15, 2021 5:30 am - At the 1996 ceremony unveiling the “Take Flight” exhibit on the mezzanine level of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, more than 100 fans cheered Capt. William R. ...
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East Dundee village president spars with trustee over administrator's firing, future of seatJun 15, 2021 5:30 am - There was no resolution to two contentious issues facing East Dundee - the firing of Village Administrator Jennifer Johnsen and the question over Scott Andresen's truste...
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Gov. Newsom, Kevin Cooper is guiltyJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - Kevin Cooper used to tell reporters that he wanted DNA testing, which didn't exist when he went to trial, to prove that he was not guilty of the four 1983 murders that p...
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Our commitment to health equity must continue after the pandemicJun 15, 2021 1:00 am - Across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed health disparities experienced by people of color. For example, data compiled by the Kaiser Family Foundation throu...