Articles filed under Politics
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Preckwinkle urges businesses to help fight 'cost of segregation'Jan 15, 2020 12:00 am - In a speech today at the Schaumburg Corporate Center, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle said that businesses, communities and minorities all pay a “cost of se...
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Outmigration and Illinois' unfair tax systemJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - The start of 2020 has brought us the beginning of a new decade and the start of an official election year. It's also brought a year in which the country will conduct its...
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Reform advocates push for tighter lobbying controlsJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Government reform advocates in Illinois are urging state lawmakers to impose stricter rules on lobbying activity at the Statehouse, including a ban on lawm...
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Racial inequities force us all to pay the 'cost of segregation'Jan 14, 2020 10:00 pm - Racial equity matters deeply to me. It should matter to all of us. Chicago has the biggest life expectancy gap of the 50 largest cities in the United States. On the Sout...
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Comptroller to lawmakers: No more pay for time not workedJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' chief fiscal officer announced a plan this week to remedy the "ridiculous" law that allows legislators to be paid for days they did not hold offi...
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The political risks of perfection in ad targetingJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - When I go on Facebook, I don't see many ads for garden equipment, power tools or even big TVs and sound systems. But comfortable work clothes for a woman of a certain ag...
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If 'nations with allies thrive,' we may be in a crisis of faithJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - Retired Marine Corps Gen. Jim Mattis, the former secretary of defense and an exceptionally well-read warrior, has said, "Throughout history, we see nations with allies t...
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Decision on Elk Grove term limits referendum delayedJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - Legal arguments over one of two objections against an Elk Grove Village term limits referendum were heard by a Cook County judge Monday, but a decision was delayed until...
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Illinois abortion foes ask U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. WadeJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois anti-abortion advocacy group argues the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing the procedure is outdated and "out of step with modern science...
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State ag director resigns at request of Pritzker in wake of email scandalJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state's agriculture director resigned last weekend at the request of Gov. J.B. Pritzker for failing to disclose contents of a 2012 email that pointed t...