Articles filed under Politics
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'We'll keep fighting': Jane members who provided illegal abortions outraged at Roe's fallJun 25, 2022 1:00 am - On May 3, 1972, Chicago police burst into two clandestine locations where the "Jane" collective was assisting women to have then-illegal abortions. Authorities filed fel...
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Facts Matter: Alleged Trump statement on Jan. 6 is fakeJun 25, 2022 1:00 am - A lengthy, official-looking statement, topped with the letterhead "Save America, President Donald J. Trump," was posted on social media earlier this month. The statement...
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Illinois' neighbors move quickly to ban abortions following Supreme Court rulingJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - Two of the five states bordering Illinois have already banned abortions following Friday's overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the other three are ...
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Abortion seekers can come to Illinois and 'be protected and safe,' but more resources needed, leaders sayJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and state Sen. Melinda Bush of Grayslake joined with the state's top abortion providers Friday to call for more government resources to help...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: The red-state badge of courageJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens recently released perhaps the most tasteless political ad ever as he runs in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate. Th...
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Activists on both sides of abortion battle demonstrate in suburbsJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - People on both sides of the abortion fight commandeered parks, sidewalks and other public venues Friday across Chicago and the suburbs to celebrate - or protest - the U....
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Advocates launching campaign to form mental health boards in Schaumburg, Wheeling townshipsJun 23, 2022 5:30 am - No sooner will Tuesday's primary election be over than an informational rally will be held Wednesday, June 29, for an effort to create 708 Community Mental Health Boards...
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GOP congressional candidate questions fairness of Biden's winJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - One of the two Republicans running for Illinois' 5th Congressional District seat denies that Joe Biden fairly won the presidency in 2020. The other GOP candidate in Tues...
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Understanding writing that aims to change your mindJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - By Jim Slusher When was the last time a piece of writing or a public speech immediately changed your mind about something? I'm going to take a wild guess and bet you can...
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LGBTQ students would get new protections under Biden planJun 23, 2022 1:00 am - The rights of LGBTQ students would become enshrined in federal law and victims of campus sexual assault would gain new protections under new rules proposed by the Biden ...