Articles filed under Politics
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Editorial: Let's stop deifying and demonizingApr 17, 2021 2:00 pm - Call us naive if you will, but we start from the premise that most Americans are people of good will - flawed by prejudices and self-interest. but fundamentally well mea...
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Facts Matter: Government won't require vaccine passportApr 17, 2021 1:00 am - As an increasing number of people are receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, social media posts are claiming the federal government will require a health passport for domestic ...
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Are ties to marijuana industry a problem for suburban lawmaker seeking CBD rules?Apr 16, 2021 5:00 am - Deerfield Democratic state Rep. Bob Morgan says the CBD Safety Act he sponsored would make consumers safer and would benefit Illinois growers of hemp, the source of many...
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Black Lives Matter co-founder cashes in on 'systemic racism'Apr 16, 2021 1:00 am - Patrisse Cullors is a co-founder of Blacks Lives Matter. About her background, she said in 2015: "The first thing, I think, is that we actually do have an ideological fr...
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Under attack from the right, U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger leading the fundraising pack in 16th DistrictApr 16, 2021 1:00 am - Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger is building a multimillion-dollar campaign war chest as he prepares for challenges from within his own party in 2022's midterm electi...
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'Climate zombies' want to infect your brain with misinformationApr 16, 2021 1:00 am - The zombies are back and they want your brain. No, we're not talking about Night of the Living Dead movie zombies, nor the '60s British rock band who recorded the hit so...
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Pritzker announces $1.6B in federal funding for early childhood servicesApr 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday that $1.6 billion in federal funding will be allocated toward early childhood education and child care providers in Ill...
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Legislation would require colleges to provide free sanitary productsApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - The state House on Thursday approved a bill to require public universities and community colleges to make feminine hygiene products available for free in restrooms. That...
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Efforts aim to fight climate change while protecting small businessesApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - Climate change is real and it's happening now. Over the past year, raging wildfires, bitterly cold weather and extreme heat have left too many families across the countr...
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People who share suffering help us allApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - Sometimes, there is one especially important thing you must say to people who open up about tragedies that storm uninvited into their lives. Thank you. This is true enou...