Articles filed under Politics
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Is underwear now a criterion for judging rape?Jan 18, 2022 12:00 am - The most unusual thing about the decision of a Quincy, Illinois, judge to throw out the conviction of an 18-year-old man who raped an unconscious 16-year-old girl is tha...
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Speaker names new House budget negotiation teamJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch announced a new House budget negotiation team Tuesday, led by House Majority Leader and chief budgeteer Greg H...
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GOP pushes back on Democratic 'Big Lie'Jan 16, 2022 12:00 am - President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Georgia Tuesday to push their party's bill to federalize U.S. election procedures on terms favorable to ...
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Finding gratitude in the little gifts of online learningJan 16, 2022 12:00 am - By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp The omicron variant of COVID-19 has surged to the point that many school districts are back to remote learning. When the transition was announce...
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Editorial: The life of Martin Luther King Jr.'s DreamJan 15, 2022 1:00 pm - From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in his "I Have a Dream" speech 59 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. expressed guarded optimism about the future of racial just...
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District 121 leaders meeting with community to discuss tax-hike referendumJan 14, 2022 4:14 am - Just over five months remain before Warren Township High School District 121 voters will decide on a property tax hike that district leaders say is necessary to avoid si...
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Does Joe Biden feel lucky?Jan 14, 2022 12:00 am - President Joe Biden went to Atlanta Tuesday to push for passage of what Democrats hail as "voting rights" legislation. The speech prompted pundits to question the wisdom...
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How your boss will save your lifeJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - I've been through this before. Here's how it's gonna go. When I first started working in newsrooms 40 years ago, not only could you smoke, you could put 'em out on the f...
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Former U-46 administrator nominated for regional superintendentJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - McHenry County Board Chairman Mike Buehler nominated former Elgin School District U-46 administrator Diana Hartmann to be the next superintendent of the McHenry County R...
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Republicans call for hearings on DCFSJan 13, 2022 12:00 am - Three Republican state House members called for hearings into the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services on Thursday out of concerns for workers' safety, im...