Articles filed under Politics
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Endorsement: Yes for upgrades at Winfield Elementary Dist. 34Oct 19, 2020 1:00 am - Winfield Elementary District 34 is asking voters for permission to borrow $4.7 million to replace building infrastructure and make security upgrades to its two schools. ...
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Steelworkers union shines "Biden-Harris" light on Chicago's Trump TowerOct 18, 2020 1:00 am - Members of the United Steelworkers union brought their traveling "bat light" to Chicago overnight Friday to project their endorsement of Joe Biden onto Trump Tower. The ...
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Constable: Teen seeking asylum rewards people's faith in himOct 17, 2020 1:00 am - He hadn't spent a single day in school, and he had never seen a map. So 17-year-old Abu underestimated his forced odyssey from his violent home in West Africa to peacefu...
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Where the 81st state House District candidates stand on a graduated income taxOct 16, 2020 5:30 am - The candidates vying to represent the 81st state House District know their constituents - and the state's budget - have been hit hard by the COVID-19 crisis. In the face...
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Women's marches on tap in several suburbs SaturdayOct 16, 2020 5:30 am - Hundreds of people are expected to rally at women's marches across the suburbs Saturday, celebrating the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaran...
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After the election, hobby therapyOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - A new right-wing lie, promoted by Donald Trump Jr. and making the rounds on social media, is that you never see people with Biden signs in their yards flying the America...
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What, really, are Trump's chances?Oct 16, 2020 1:00 am - Every day, some new poll is published showing Democratic challenger Joe Biden with a big lead over President Donald Trump. Some Trump supporters ignore the news because ...
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Experts testify about systemic racism in Illinois home loan, banking industriesOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In Illinois and around the country, an increasing number of universities, investigators and researchers are turning up evidence of systemic racism in the f...
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Underwood's political action committee brought in donations totaling $214,000, records showOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - A political action committee bearing U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood's name received more than $214,000 in donations and doled out $25,500 during the year's third quarter, ne...
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Black suffragettes topic of Barrington library programOct 16, 2020 1:00 am - "Black Suffragettes: Then and Now" is the topic of a program Monday night presented by the League of Women Voters of the Palatine Area in collaboration with the Barringt...