Articles filed under Politics
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Broken border, dysfunctional governmentAug 18, 2022 1:00 am - The wages of sanctimony hover over New York Mayor Eric Adams. With President Joe Biden's policies drawing record numbers of migrants to cross the Texas border illegally,...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Members of 'Silent Generation' still have much to say and doAug 18, 2022 1:00 am - Historian David McCullough has left us at 89, a beloved storyteller of presidents and nation-building feats such as the Brooklyn Bridge. Author Douglas Brinkley likened ...
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'Democrats deliver' is party's rallying cry at Illinois State FairAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In one of the largest annual gatherings of Illinois Democrats on Wednesday, the party had a message for its faithful that attended a pair of Illinois State...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: The dwindling difference between our two parties on spendingAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - For a few years, I have sounded the alarm that a growing wave of conservatives are working to make Republicans indistinguishable from Democrats on social spending. Some ...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: 86,852 new IRS employees is too many, too fastAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - You've probably heard Republicans say the Inflation Reduction Act - the massive spending bill just passed by Senate Democrats - includes provisions to hire 87,000 new In...
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State police grilled over 'clear and present danger' report on Highland Park suspectAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Officials from the Illinois State Police faced questioning Wednesday from Republican lawmakers who said the agency had authority to reject a gun permit app...
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Should term limits be scrapped in Des Plaines? Voters will decideAug 16, 2022 5:00 am - Des Plaines voters will decide in November whether to end term limits for most of the city's elected officials. The proposal, approved Monday night, originally would hav...
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130 sign up to speak: Naperville gun sale ban debate lingers deep into the nightAug 16, 2022 1:00 am - Naperville community members debated deep into Tuesday night as the city council prepared to vote on an ordinance banning the sale of certain high-powered rifles. More t...
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Pritzker talks session timeline, highlights infrastructure spendingAug 16, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In a series of downstate news conferences coinciding with the Illinois State Fair, Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week gave an update on the possibility of a spec...
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Chat with Rep. Lauren Underwood at town halls in the 14th DistrictAug 16, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville will hold a trio of town hall gatherings in her 14th District next week, her office announced. The first is set for 2...