Articles filed under Politics
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When Puff the Magic Multiplier goes poofAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - When revenue shrinks by 1% of GDP and spending increases by 51% over 10 months, you get a $2.8 trillion deficit. That figure, according to the Congressional Budget Offic...
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Trump will not play fairAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - Caddies say he cheats at golf. It makes sense. He can't bear to lose something that matters as little as a round of golf. So he cheats. Congress should be up in arms. We...
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Redistricting reformers seek to change to mapping processAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Reformers say it's time for Illinoisans to "advocate for themselves" when lawmakers redraw the state's political boundaries in a few months. That's the mes...
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Biden-Harris/Trump-Pence race 'tightening'Aug 16, 2020 1:00 am - Just as Joe Biden announced Kamala Harris as his vice presidential nominee, and a week before the Democrats' virtual national convention is scheduled to begin at various...
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Finding hope in her ambitionAug 16, 2020 1:00 am - In 2016, I wanted Hillary Clinton to be our next president, and I was sure that she would be. I was devastated. In 2019 and early 2020, I wanted a woman to win the Democ...
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Editorial: Link case emphasizes need for legislative ethics reform in IllinoisAug 15, 2020 2:00 pm - The news last week that state Sen. Terry Link of Indian Creek has been charged with federal tax evasion was far from surprising. For quite some time, we've been no fan o...
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Why Trump's been threatening your teen's favorite app, TikTokAug 15, 2020 6:18 am - When President Donald Trump declared TikTok a threat to national security, there were more than a few Americans who thought, "What's that?" Others were confused about ho...
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Editorial: Jim Thompson, the last governor to get things doneAug 14, 2020 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois may never again see, and probably never before saw, the blend of pragmatism, vision and political skill that combined to make James R. "Big Jim" Th...
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How the deal to turn McCormick Place into a $66M field hospital happenedAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - Taxpayers spent nearly $66 million fashioning McCormick Place into an emergency coronavirus hospital with 2,750 beds this past spring amid fears that COVID-19 patients w...
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Democracy depends on the faith we have in our electionsAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - I've lost track of the times over the years I've heard a politician say, "This is the most important election of my lifetime." In fact, I've said it myself. And I'm sure...