Articles filed under Politics
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Sen. John Fetterman checks into hospital for depressionFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, still recovering from a stroke, has checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to seek t...
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Finances of Pritzker's budget: Where money comes from and would go, with concerns about deficitsFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a state budget Wednesday that anticipates continued strong revenue receipts even as federal COVID-19 stimulus funds dry up, all...
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Biden wants 'sharper rules' on unknown aerial objectsFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. is developing "sharper rules" to track, monitor and potentially shoot down unknown aerial objects, following...
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Columnist Jim Slusher: On the true nature of persuasionFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking with the Wheaton League of Women Voters about election issues the Daily Herald raised in a series of editorials at the end of D...
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China sanctions Lockheed Martin, Raytheon for Taiwan salesFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - China on Thursday imposed trade and investment sanctions on Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying weapons to Taiwan, stepping up efforts to isol...
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More details of Pritzker's $49.6 billion spending plan on education, homelessnessFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday laid out a $49.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for significant new spending for early child...
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Mundelein candidate's comment about Asian people blasted as racistFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - A Mundelein village board candidate's claim that Asian people are smarter than others was criticized as racist and inappropriate during an online forum Thursday. Ramesh ...
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After Pritzker's budget talk, lawmakers jockey for their own priorities or warn money won't lastFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Even factoring in the possibility of a "mild recession" this year, the proposed budget Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out on Wednesday includes nearly $50 billion...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Presidents Lincoln, Trump and Confederates to this dayFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - That day, I watched an arc of justice land; that night, I paid a visit to Ford's Theatre, site of a national calamity. The man who wielded a Confederate flag as a weapon...
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China threatens U.S. entities over downing of balloonFeb 15, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast. At a da...