Articles filed under Politics
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Powder, threat sent to Manhattan DA investigating TrumpMar 24, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - A powdery substance was found Friday with a threatening letter in a mailroom at the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the latest security sc...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: Candidates who care are encouraging, commonMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - This column has been updated to correct the bill number of legislation that would require political candidates to provide an email address with their filing document...
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House narrowly passes bill allowing all-gender bathroomsMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House narrowly passed a bill Thursday that would allow businesses, universities and other building owners to designate multi-occupancy all-gen...
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Voters to decide whether Round Lake village clerk should be appointed or electedMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - After six months without a village clerk and no candidates on the ballot running for the unexpired two-year term, Round Lake voters will be asked their preference of how...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Twenty years after the U.S. invasion of IraqMar 23, 2023 1:00 am - It's been two decades since, on March 19, 2003, United States forces invaded Iraq. President George W. Bush ordered the invasion to neutralize what he said was the threa...
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State House passes bill prohibiting book bansMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House passed a bill Wednesday that would prohibit libraries from banning books or other material because of partisan or doctrinal pressure, pr...
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Ukraine, IMF agree on $15.6 billion loan packageMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany - Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund have agreed on a $15.6 billion loan package aimed at shoring up government finances severely strained by...
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Des Plaines District 62 board member says schools shouldn't celebrate Columbus DayMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - A Des Plaines Elementary School District 62 board member who's seeking reelection said educators need to "fix our history books" and stop honoring Christopher Columbus' ...
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Transgender youth: 'Forced outing' bills make schools unsafeMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - TULSA, Okla. - Al Stone-Gebhardt worked hard in school to make sure he graduates in May, and he spent hundreds of dollars on commencement regalia, but he is fully prepar...
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Guest columnist Arthur I. Cyr: Japan, Korea reach an important accordMar 22, 2023 1:00 am - Japan and South Korea, increasingly powerful nations, have reached an important agreement with far-reaching positive implications. On March 16, Prime Ministers Fumio Kis...