Articles filed under Politics
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Northwest suburban referendum roundupNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Barrington home rule: Voters in Barrington have approved a ballot measure giving the village home rule authority, with 2,488 votes in favor and 2,102 against, unof...
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Amid GOP gains, Dem Frost is first member of Generation Z to win House seatNov 08, 2022 12:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Amid Republican gains in the U.S. House races in Florida, Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost became the first member of Generation Z to win a seat i...
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Treaty against fossil fuels floated at UN climate summitNov 08, 2022 12:00 am - SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) - The world should confront climate change the way it does nuclear weapons, by agreeing to a non-proliferation treaty that stops further prod...
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Dogs gifted by Kim Jong Un at center of South Korean rowNov 08, 2022 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018 are now mired in a South Korean political row, with the country's former president ...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Not with a 10-foot pollNov 08, 2022 12:00 am - Don't read any more polls, not even if the midterms are here. Well, actually, you don't "read" polls. You "look at" polls. They're just numbers, although you can read a ...
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UN experts urge stringent rules to stop net zero greenwashNov 08, 2022 12:00 am - SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - Companies pledging to get their emissions down to net zero better make sure they've got a credible plan and aren't just making false promises, U...
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On suburban ballots Tuesday: Amendments, tax hikes, school projects and moreNov 07, 2022 4:30 am - Voters on Tuesday will weigh in on more than just who will represent them in Springfield and Washington. They'll also cast votes on ballot questions both local and state...
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Guests Shannon Finn Connell and Frank Larkin: Invisible wounds plague too many veterans. We can all help.Nov 06, 2022 12:00 am - With Veterans Day approaching, many troops and veterans based in Illinois, home to roughly 500,000 men and women who served the nation, will again be confronted with a h...
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Are political ads more negative this year? Experts say no, there are just more of themNov 05, 2022 1:00 am - Watch a stretch of commercials during the 10 p.m. television news this time of year - say, between the weather and sports segments - and you'll be bombarded with politic...
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Biden in Joliet blasts Republicans on Social Security, stumps for DemocratsNov 05, 2022 1:00 am - President Joe Biden was in Joliet Saturday repeating a campaign message that Republicans pose a threat to Social Security and want to reverse health care savings deliver...