Articles filed under Politics
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Seeing or believingAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - I found the letters in the Aug. 5 "Your Views" section interesting. While I admire all of the writers for being articulate and passionate about their causes, some of the...
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Group seeks permanent solution on lakesAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - I have been reading about the deteriorating lakes here in Lake County. Algae problems in our lakes are posing a risk to the health of citizens, the environment and local...
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EPA weighs formal review of vinyl chloride, the toxic chemical that burned in Ohio train derailmentAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Biden administration says it could soon launch a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a toweri...
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Florida education commissioner skips forum on criticized Black history standardsAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Leaders of a forum on Florida's new standards for teaching Black history encouraged parents to let their discontent be heard by showing up at local...
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Tensions rise as West African nations prepare to send troops to restore democracy in NigerAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - NIAMEY, Niger - Tensions are escalating between Niger's new military regime and the West African regional bloc that has ordered the deployment of troops to restore Niger...
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After court ruling, local leaders say they will enforce state gun ban 'as any other statute'Aug 11, 2023 1:00 am - Local law enforcement officials said after Friday's Illinois Supreme Court ruling that they will enforce the state's ban on the sale of high-powered weapons, "We'll enfo...
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To truly get pensions on track, state must fix Tier 2 inequitiesAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - Hardly a week goes by without some media coverage of Illinois' unfunded pension liability. Heck, I wrote about it in my last column. And all this attention is well deser...
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Pritzker vetos bill that would lift nuclear moratoriumAug 11, 2023 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday vetoed a bill that would have enabled the construction of new nuclear reactors in Illinois for the first time in more than three decades. T...
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Kuwait and Lebanon move to ban 'Barbie' ahead of film's Mideast releaseAug 10, 2023 1:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - "Barbie" is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film for allegedly threatening conse...
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Russia's military push on the eastern front prompts Ukraine to evacuate thousands of civiliansAug 10, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian authorities ordered a mandatory evacuation Thursday of nearly 12,000 civilians from 37 towns and villages in the eastern Kharkiv region, where ...