Articles filed under Politics
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Naperville, state urge U.S. Supreme Court not to block rifle bansMay 08, 2023 1:00 am - Attorneys for Naperville and the state of Illinois urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday not to block local and state laws banning the sale of high-powered weapons. Rob...
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Guest columnist: Ranked choice voting will prevent wasted votes and secure our electionsMay 07, 2023 1:00 am - Election access and integrity are two of the most important issues facing our democracy, which is why I've supported increased access to early voting and vote by mail, a...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The Trump surgeMay 07, 2023 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich What does it say about politics today that Donald Trump is surging in the polls? That's right. In the wake of an indictment in New York City, in the mi...
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DeSantis celebrates wins at end of busy legislative sessionMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - On the day he took office, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed to pursue an agenda that would heal the state's political divisions. In an op-ed, he ...
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Casten, experts to talk about fringe law enforcement movementMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - Daily Herald report Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten of Downers Grove will host a virtual panel discussion about extremism and the constitutional sheriffs movement Sunda...
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DUI felony in Michigan halts Campton Hills trustee-elect from being seatedMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - Campton Hills trustee-elect Timothy Morgan did not take the oath of office and was not seated during Tuesday's village board meeting after he was warned he could be remo...
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Trump is accused in court of rape. Will it matter in 2024?May 05, 2023 1:00 am - E. Jean Carroll testified in sometimes searing detail about the day she says Donald Trump raped her in a department store dressing room two decades before he became pres...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Springtime for Washington: A smorgasbordMay 05, 2023 1:00 am - After the parched seven-year famine of former President Donald Trump and the pandemic, the city let its hair down - or put it up - and donned black tie and party frocks ...
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Florida Republicans pass bills on pronoun usage at schools, ban on diversity programsMay 04, 2023 1:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Republicans on Wednesday approved bills to ban diversity programs in colleges and prevent students and teachers from being required to u...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: The news and biting dogsMay 04, 2023 1:00 am - A constant challenge for Daily Herald writers and editors is the need to manage bias in news coverage. I and other editors have written often about our efforts to presen...