Articles filed under Politics
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On the ballot in 2023: Southern governors, big-city mayorsDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot will be asking voters for a second term leading one of the nation's biggest cities. Republicans will try to take full control o...
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Guest columnist Lucy Chang Evans: You're never too old to learn new thingsDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - If you can remember the 1986 movie "Back to School" with Rodney Dangerfield, you might be in my age group. In the movie, Dangerfield plays Thornton Mellon, a rich old ma...
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U.S. Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for nowDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is keeping pandemic-era limits on asylum in place for now, dashing hopes of migrants who have been fleeing violence and inequality in Lati...
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Netanyahu government: West Bank settlements top priorityDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - JERUSALEM - Benjamin Netanyahu's incoming hard-line Israeli government put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its priority list on Wednesday, vowing to legaliz...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Congress has a fiscal road map; it just needs to use itDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - Dealing with high inflation and an increasingly shaky economy, Americans are forced to make tougher spending choices. With public debt at an all-time high, government sh...
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Guest columnist Amy Florian: As long as there are people working for positive change, we have hopeDec 27, 2022 12:00 am - My work is in the field of grief, and I've seen an overwhelming amount of it recently. Many struggle with the death or serious illness of a loved one. COVID alone caused...
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Familiar names to appear on Des Plaines' ballots in AprilDec 27, 2022 12:00 am - Names from Des Plaines' political past are set to appear on ballots for aldermanic races in April. Four of the city council's eight seats will be up for election, and al...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: Three big surprises of 2022: weakened russia, weakened china, weakened american economyDec 27, 2022 12:00 am - 2022 was a year full of surprises. Important things didn't work out as many people had expected on just about every point on the political spectrum. The prime example: U...
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Melinda Bush exiting office early, leaving state Senate seat to fill for 9 daysDec 26, 2022 12:00 am - Lake County Democratic leaders said Monday they will meet Jan. 2 to select a person to serve out the final nine days of state Sen. Melinda Bush's term because Bush has r...
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Guest columnist Dan Franch: For Ukrainians in Estonia, snowfall offers brightness in a time of darknessDec 26, 2022 12:00 am - The calendar shows that it is officially winter and it has been a real wonderland here in Estonia. More than 16 inches of snow has fallen. The streets are white. The sid...