Articles filed under Politics
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Candidates for 5th Congressional seat facing possible ballot ousterMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - Two congressional candidates in Illinois' 5th District face challenges to their nominating petitions that, if upheld, could cost them places on the June 28 primary ballo...
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Five 14th Congressional District candidates - including U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood - facing petition challengesMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - Five of the seven candidates running for Illinois' 14th Congressional District seat - including Democratic incumbent Lauren Underwood of Naperville - are facing petition...
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Bill would provide tax credit to volunteer firefightersMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Members of the Illinois Firefighters Association joined state legislators at a news conference Wednesday to outline a measure that they say would recruit m...
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Former legislator sentenced to 6 months for cheating on taxesMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - A federal judge sentenced former state Rep. Edward "Eddie" Acevedo" on Wednesday to six months in prison for cheating on his taxes in a prosecution that resulted from th...
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Campus free-speech problems come down to cultureMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - We've all heard stories about university administrators cracking down on free speech. But free expression is suffering even without these enablers, and that should worry...
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Sun-Times editor who called her 'honey' changed Madeleine Albright's career directionMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - A rebuff by a top editor at the Chicago Sun-Times who called Madeleine Albright "honey" was a turning point early in her career, the Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet reports. Albr...
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Blue Cross Blue Shield under scrutiny in SpringfieldMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An ongoing contract dispute between a major health insurance company and a large health care provider in Springfield is drawing the attention of both state...
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Hinz: Quigley polling over possible run for Chicago mayorMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - A Chicago congressman is testing the waters for a possible race for mayor, moving closer to a contest against incumbent Lori Lightfoot in 2023. A source familiar with th...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The impact of a trial by tweetMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - One year ago, a woman you'd never heard of takes to Twitter for the first and only time to tell her three followers that her former lover is a sexual predator. She takes...
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GOP candidate facing petition challenge in 11th Congressional District raceMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - Doubts about the signatures on a Republican candidate's petitions could knock him off the primary ballot for Illinois' 11th Congressional District seat. GOP hopeful Juan...