Articles filed under Politics
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U-46 will ask voters for money to rebuild aging schoolsDec 20, 2022 12:00 am - Voters in Elgin Area School District U-46 will decide this April if the district can issue bonds to rebuild and renovate older schools. School board members voted Monday...
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Police tell lawmakers they support a ban on high-powered riflesDec 20, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Some of the state's leading law enforcement officials on Tuesday urged lawmakers to pass a statewide ban on high-power, high-capacity weapons, which they s...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Still fighting Nazis, pink hair and allDec 20, 2022 12:00 am - Writing about Nazis, in fact any contact with Nazis, is like stepping in the leavings of a large dog who accidentally got into the Ex-Lax. It's gonna take longer to get ...
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In wake of election victories, advocates continue push for community mental health boardsDec 19, 2022 4:30 am - Mental health advocates in the suburbs persuaded voters in November to establish new community boards and a new tax that will fund local organizations that address menta...
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Jury selection begins in major 1/6 Proud Boys sedition trialDec 19, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Jury selection in the seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four others charged in the attack on the U.S....
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McCarthy's race for speaker risks upending House on Day OneDec 17, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In his quest to rise to House speaker, Kevin McCarthy is charging straight into history - potentially becoming the first nominee in 100 years unable to...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Don't be fooled: Workers still share in rising productivityDec 16, 2022 12:00 am - For some time now, legislators have been eager to jack up subsidies for workers, whether it's by raising the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), hiking the minimum wage or ...
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U.S. recession a growing fear as Fed plans to keep rates highDec 16, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - After scaling 40-year highs, inflation in the United States has been slowly easing since summer. Yet the Federal Reserve seems decidedly unimpressed - and u...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Musk opens the bird cage doorDec 16, 2022 12:00 am - In 2008, then Sen. Barack Obama embraced social media as he ran for the White House. After he won, Silicon Valley took pride in its role in electing the first Black pres...
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EXPLAINER: What can the Patriot missile do for Ukraine?Dec 15, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Patriot missile systems have long been a hot ticket item for the U.S. and allies in contested areas of the world as a coveted shield against incoming m...