Articles filed under Politics
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Schaumburg rejects permit requirement for large rallies, demonstrationsJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - Schaumburg officials will not require permits for large demonstrations and protests, a measure proposed by the village's police chief following several incidents at pro-...
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Time has shown foreign aid benefits us, tooJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - The recent G-7 summit shows great promise from the leading liberal democracies to help support developing nations recover from COVID-19. Over the past couple years we ha...
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Who said you can age gracefully?Jun 23, 2021 1:00 am - Aging gracefully. If ever I heard of an oxymoron, that's it. There is nothing graceful about all the medical tests - and enhanced risks - that seem to come with each dec...
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If you can't beat them, bully them into joining youJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - For several decades now, politicians around the world have tried to curtail tax competition to make it easier for them to increase the tax burdens on their citizens with...
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Democrats trapped in progressive echo chamberJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - The reason Democrats in Washington are increasingly frustrated is because their legislative ambitions far outstrip their congressional majorities. They have no majority ...
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Longtime resident nominated as next 8th Ward alderman in Des PlainesJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - A longtime Des Plaines resident has been nominated to be the next alderman for the 8th Ward. Shamoon Ebrahimi, a counselor at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, was ...
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Kane County judge announces retirementJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County Circuit Judge James R. Murphy has announced he is retiring in July after 12½ years on the bench, according to a news release from the 16th Judicial Circuit. ...
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A primer on separation of church, stateJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Apparently, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who has been much in the news for his outlier comments on COVID-19, is at it again. He just so happened to go to a synagogue in...
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Rauner agrees to settle robocall lawsuit for $1 millionJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - People targeted by a campaign robocall from former Gov. Bruce Rauner since his first campaign in 2014 will be eligible to earn a portion of a $1 million se...
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East Dundee village administrator reinstated 2 weeks after firingJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - Two weeks after being fired by East Dundee Village President Jeff Lynam, Jennifer Johnsen was reinstated as village administrator on Monday after a board vote of 5-1. Wh...