Articles filed under Politics
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DeSantis in Elmhurst: Florida governor touts pro-police policies, knocks PritzkerFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - As political junkies wonder if Ron DeSantis will make a bid for the Republican presidential nomination next year, the Florida governor stopped in the suburbs Monday as p...
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Turkey rejects links between NATO expansion, F-16 dealFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called for Sweden and Finland to be accepted into NATO "as quickly as possible," although his Turkish c...
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Guest columnist Javeed Akhter: Surprising film tackles Islamophobia in IndiaFeb 19, 2023 10:00 pm - I stopped seeing Bollywood movies a few years ago but decided recently to see the new movie "Pathaan." It is a masala movie, which means lots of fantastic violence, an a...
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Illinois poised to mandate paid leave for nearly all workersFeb 19, 2023 12:00 am - When Joan Van is sick, she doesn't get paid. The East St. Louis-area restaurant server and single mother of three said she works doubles to make up the money when she or...
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Pritzker-DeSantis rivalry comes to the suburbs, as Florida governor slated to visit Elmhurst MondayFeb 19, 2023 12:00 am - A visit by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to address Illinois law enforcement Monday originally was billed as an exclusive event at an undisclosed location in Elmhurst. Now t...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: In America, we have mass shootingsFeb 19, 2023 12:00 am - What do you think the government should stop, drag queen story time at the public library or mass shootings? You better not have answered mass shootings, because you got...
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Where suburban GOP megadonors Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein's $36 million went last fallFeb 18, 2023 12:00 am - Suburban GOP megadonors supported local, national races
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Daily Herald opinion: Pritzker's speech at least offers chance for debates we couldn't have had years agoFeb 17, 2023 12:00 am - After every political speech, there is always room for buts ... Yes, unemployment is low, but ... Yes, we have some money to put toward education, but ... Yes, we have a...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Phonics Groundhog DayFeb 17, 2023 12:00 am - "Can you imagine if someone told you that everything you've been taught in school and everything you've been doing for the past 20 years is flawed?" Monica Covington-Cra...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Justice for George Santos involves both process, punishmentFeb 17, 2023 12:00 am - Some Republicans have entreated House GOP leaders: Can't we get rid of this guy? Can't we just kick him out? The guy, of course, is Rep. George Santos, the GOP freshman ...