Articles filed under Politics
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House passes collective bargaining amendment after hot debateMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban lawmakers in the Illinois House hotly debated a constitutional amendment that would give workers in the state a "fundamental right" to collectively bargain. De...
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Let's assure my culture's contributions are part of U.S. historyMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - History is the recognition of past events. It is an ongoing story of human progress, a story interwoven with successes and failures of societies that have come before us...
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Bill would provide terminally ill prisoners another path for releaseMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate advanced a bill Wednesday that would give the Prisoner Review Board additional authority to consider early release for prisoners who ha...
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GOP senators ready $1 trillion infrastructure counteroffer to BidenMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Republicans revived negotiations over President Joe Biden's sweeping investment plan, preparing a $1 trillion infrastructure proposal that would be f...
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Democrats' proposed Supreme Court remap evokes failed GOP attemptMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - If Democrats have their way, the state's five Illinois Supreme Court districts could be redrawn this year for the first time in more than five decades. Dem...
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The party of surrender to tyrannyMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - When the violent mob finally dispersed from the Capitol late on Jan. 6, it left behind a troubling choice that Republican congressional leaders are only now being forced...
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Senate passes bill to create housing program for mentally ill, substance abusersMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate passed a bill Wednesday which would create a new housing program for individuals living with mental illness or substance use disorders....
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Republicans tie Democratic mapmaking effort to latest indictmentMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - Capitol News Illinois rtroncoso@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - Republicans on Wednesday tried to tie an indictment of a longtime lieutenant of former House Speake...
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Dems release proposal for new Supreme Court district mapsMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly on Tuesday released a new proposed Illinois Supreme Court district map, redrawing district lines to maximize Dem...
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Time to stand up against political mapsMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - In the past year, so many of us across the suburbs and beyond have banded together to protect our elections, to stand up for facts and science and civil rights for all. ...