Articles filed under Politics
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Data is clear that it's correct to end the dangerous 'trickle-down' mythMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - President Biden recently addressed a joint session of Congress to advocate for his proposed "American Families Plan." During that speech, he made a case for America to m...
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How do we define 'the common good'?May 07, 2021 1:00 am - I've always been impressed that the preamble to the Constitution begins, "We the People of the United States." We've heard the phrase so often that we don't even stop to...
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Months after Trump pardon, Casey Urlacher files to run for state Senate seatMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - Just months after being pardoned by then-President Donald Trump while facing illegal gambling charges, newly reelected Mettawa Mayor Casey Urlacher again is setting his ...
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State Senate passes Medicare, tax zone legislationMay 07, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Capping off a slow legislative week as the General Assembly grapples with drawing redistricting maps, the state budget for the upcoming fiscal year and mas...
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NO, there's no mandate to remake AmericaMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - Does President Joe Biden have a mandate to rebuild the United States? To remake American capitalism? To reshape the role of government? The president's Democratic suppor...
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Gincoin: It can only go upMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - What with a plate of diner ham and eggs costing nearly $11, I either have to get rich or get a better job. Getting a better job sounds hard. OK, so now I got a business ...
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Pritzker now says budget can include added $350 million for schoolsMay 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Citing an "improved" economic outlook, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday his support to increase evidence-based education funding in the state by $350 ...
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Illinois House votes to endorse 'abolition amendment,' D.C. statehoodMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House voted Wednesday to endorse a proposed U.S. constitutional amendment that would finally eliminate what some see as the last vestige of sl...
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Public funds for a stadium on Arlington Park site? At least one state lawmaker open to itMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - Amid rumors that a professional sports franchise such as the Chicago Bears or Chicago White Sox could be interested in buying Arlington Park to build a new stadium, thre...
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House speaker says minority representation key to remap effortMay 05, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, a Democrat from Hillside, stepped back from supporting an independent commission on legislative redistricting in comments W...