Articles filed under Politics
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Tax hike, clerk, coroner, pot sales on referendum ballots in Kane, McHenry countiesNov 01, 2020 12:00 am - Dundee Township voters will decide whether to increase their property taxes. Meanwhile, voters in Algonquin will choose whether to stop electing a village clerk, and tho...
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DuPage ballots filled with tax requests for schools, fire districtsNov 01, 2020 12:00 am - DuPage County voters in Tuesday's election will determine the outcome of eight tax increase requests from schools and fire districts. Here's a look at some of the major ...
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There's a man in your garageNov 01, 2020 12:00 am - I live in a nice neighborhood of single-family homes. There's a market down the block where you see a few homeless people, but the market always has rather burly guys wo...
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Swastika in Arlington Heights: A rabbi respondsNov 01, 2020 12:00 am - Like you, I was shocked to learn that someone scrawled a swastika on a building in our community. As a rabbi at the Chabad Jewish Center of Arlington Heights, with three...
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A summary of Daily Herald endorsements in the fall General ElectionOct 31, 2020 11:00 pm - In-person voting for the General Election will take place Tuesday at polling places throughout the suburbs. Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements in contested ...
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How politicians target you: 3,000 data points on every voter, including your phone numberOct 31, 2020 6:20 am - The campaign messages are coming fast and furious now. "Hi Geoffrey, I'm Jess w/ People's Action," reads one. "Voter Alert for Geoffrey Fowler!" says another. And the we...
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AP Explains: Section 230, the rule that made the modern internetOct 31, 2020 6:18 am - OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the g...
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Constable: Fall back? Adding another hour to 2020 seems like punishmentOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - The last thing any of us needs during this nightmarish debacle called 2020 is more time to writhe in the cruel pit of despair and lunacy we currently endure. If we could...
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Bar associations make Cook County judicial recommendationsOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - A number of associations have released recommendations for Cook County judicial candidates running in the Nov. 3 election. Among them are the Illinois State Bar Associat...
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The Trump support you don't seeOct 29, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA - Everyone can see President Donald Trump's rallies. In the final days of the campaign, he is jetting from swing state to swing state, drawing b...