Articles filed under Politics
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Northern Illinois sheriffs announce they won't enforce firearms banJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - County sheriffs across northern Illinois announced Wednesday they won't enforce a new law which in part requires owners of semiautomatic firearms to register their weapo...
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U.S. to max out on debt soon, setting up political fightJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The federal government is on track to max out on its $31.4 trillion borrowing authority as soon as this month, starting the clock on an expected standoff be...
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Gun shop owners say they'll keep high-powered inventory in storageJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - In the days before Illinois' assault weapons ban was signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday, business ticked up at Maxon Shooter's Supplies, a gun shop in suburban Des ...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: New Year's light on lies clears the airJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - They thought they'd fool the grown-ups and get away with it all. George Santos and Sam Bankman-Fried are arrivistes in their 30s. A coincidence? I think not. Yet it's no...
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Madigan quipped that his associates 'have made out like bandits' from ComEd deals, feds sayJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - In summer 2018, months before it became apparent they were the targets of a federal investigation, then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was reminded by a longtime...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Trump's last days of PompeiiJan 11, 2023 12:00 am - The base believes President Donald Trump won in 2020 in part because the base thinks that Trump believes he won in 2020. The House Jan. 6 report, produced by an overwhel...
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'Why shouldn't we consider it?' Libertyville may put marijuana question to voters April 4Jan 10, 2023 4:00 am - The Libertyville village board tonight will consider asking voters whether the sale of recreational marijuana products should be allowed at state-licensed dispensaries i...
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Pritzker signs state's new ban on high-powered weapons: The final detailsJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed legislation banning the purchase, sale and manufacture of some semi-automatic weapons, .50 caliber rifles and ammuniti...
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Biden, Trudeau talk Haiti, trade at Mexico City summitJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - MEXICO CITY - President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday pledged to promote prosperity for people throughout the hemisphere as they opened...
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Des Plaines aldermanic candidate still waiting to learn if he'll be on the ballotJan 10, 2023 12:00 am - A candidate for the Des Plaines City Council's 2nd Ward seat will have to wait a bit longer to learn if he'll be kicked off the ballot or allowed to run. No decision abo...