Articles filed under Politics
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Biden meets the moment in the HouseMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - "The high honor ... of presenting to you, the President of the United States!" - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Showtime. The State of the Union rituals quell doubts the nat...
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Will Madigan indictment change Illinois politics? 'We've got a long way to go,' expert saysMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - For decades as Illinois House speaker and then leader of the state's Democratic Party, Michael Madigan amassed millions of campaign dollars and created a massive network...
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'I hope this signals a turning point': Suburban politicians react to Madigan's indictmentMar 02, 2022 12:00 am - Suburban politicians from both sides of the aisle are hopeful Wednesday's indictment of former longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan will lead to widespread op...
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Putin's costly miscalculationMar 02, 2022 12:00 am - President Vladimir Putin of Russia has drastically miscalculated in launching a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine. In effect, he has returned combat and killing to...
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Has Biden's presidency been transformed?Mar 02, 2022 12:00 am - Russia's war on Ukraine comes at a moment of political weakness for President Joe Biden. His job approval rating is low, low enough to drag down his party's chances in t...
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Evanston mayor to discuss rank choice voting in webinarMar 02, 2022 12:00 am - Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss will appear in a free webinar at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10, as part of the Civic Awareness Series. Biss will discuss rank choice voting, an al...
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'The Madigan Enterprise': 22 counts allege a decade of corruption by former Illinois House speakerMar 02, 2022 12:00 am - Michael Madigan, the former speaker of the Illinois House and for decades one of the nation's most powerful legislators, was charged with a nearly $3 million racketeerin...
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Aurora University history professor to discuss Ukraine crisisMar 01, 2022 12:00 am - Aurora University associate professor Mark Soderstrom will present "On the Edge: Understanding the Ukraine Crisis" at 7 p.m. Wednesday online. Soderstrom specializes in ...
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Don't go to the head of the classMar 01, 2022 12:00 am - If there's one group the education establishment wants to stop, it is parents, many of them Asians who push their students to excel. Thomas Jefferson High School for Sci...
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Why your child's personality should determine how you parentMar 01, 2022 12:00 am - "He gets that from you." How many times have you said that to your partner about one of your children? My son talks nonstop and when he's upset, he's loud about it, whic...