Articles filed under Politics
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Bill to end Medicaid managed care advances in HouseJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A House committee on Monday advanced a bill that would end the system of hiring private insurance companies to manage the state's Medicaid program at the e...
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Read the House's Article of Impeachment against President TrumpJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Below is the full text of the Article of Impeachment introduced Monday in the U.S. House that charges President Donald Trump with incitement of insurrection, as provided...
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Pritzker weighs in on criminal justice billJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker took questions on a massive criminal justice omnibus bill backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus on Monday, noting he was gener...
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Chapa LaVia out as director of Illinois veterans affairs amid virus spread at facilitiesJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Amid criticism from veterans advocates and others over her handling of COVID-19 in state-run homes, Aurora resident and former state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia resigned Mond...
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Editorial: Reform requires more than ousting MadiganJan 10, 2021 10:00 pm - First in an Opinion series Later this week, the Illinois House will come together and begin what could be a lengthy effort to elect a speaker from among its members. Pol...
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Editorial: Without strong ethics watchdog, value of changing House speaker is limitedJan 10, 2021 10:00 pm - Second in an Opinion series. A small and complicated crack appeared Monday in the armor of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan when Madigan withdrew his name from con...
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Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect's Vogue coverJan 10, 2021 10:00 pm - WILMINGTON, Del. - Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has landed on the cover of the February issue of Vogue magazine, but her team says there's a problem: the shot of t...
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Growing hybrid politicsJan 10, 2021 12:00 am - The 117th Congress has convened. Let's raise a toast to this newly hatched deliberative body and bid a fond farewell to the 116th, the least productive session in Congre...
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How to start a civil warJan 10, 2021 12:00 am - One thing the right always had claim to was the belief that - unlike Black Lives Matter and social justice protests - Tea Party and later MAGA rallies were peaceful, if ...
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What Illinois Republicans are seeking in a new chairmanJan 09, 2021 12:00 am - With the governor's mansion, state Senate and House controlled by Democrats, schisms within the national GOP, and a fundraising gap, it appears Illinois Republicans will...