Articles filed under Politics
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Community colleges - setting a post-pandemic path forwardJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Community colleges in the Chicago area and across the state will be essential to the country's post-pandemic economic recovery. Reflective of and responsive to the commu...
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Stories that demand a personal touchJun 10, 2020 11:00 pm - The potential for any person with a personal computer and an ax to grind to become a publisher today has done much to degrade the quality of news reporting and story tel...
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The 'Defund the Police' dilemmaJun 10, 2020 11:00 pm - What seemed like a crazy slogan on the far left - "Defund the Police" - is threatening to become a reality in some cities around the country. On Sunday the president of ...
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Religious freedom organization sues state over abortion mandate for insurersJun 10, 2020 1:00 am - The Thomas More Society is suing the state to challenge a law requiring all health insurance policies sold in Illinois to provide coverage for elective chemical and surg...
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Feder: WGN Radio cancels Rick Pearson's 'Sunday Spin' for music showJun 10, 2020 1:00 am - With a presidential election less than five months away, WGN 720-AM is about to drop its weekly political talk show to add another nostalgic music program to its lineup,...
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Are Democrats smart enough to take yes for an answer?Jun 09, 2020 1:00 am - By Mark Shields Here's the fail-safe test for whether a political party is growing and strengthening or shrinking in size and prospects: Is that party spending its time,...
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Plan to shrink Lake County government headed to voters this fallJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County residents will have the rare opportunity to reduce the size of local government when they vote this fall. The county board on Tuesday agreed to ask voters if...
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The world is watching America's response with eye on justiceJun 07, 2020 1:00 am - At my first overseas posting in 1986, our Embassy press assistant brought to my attention a story in a small local paper that claimed that the AIDS virus had been invent...
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The race card, 2020 version: how Trump has used the pandemic to play his Willie Horton cardJun 07, 2020 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich Donald Trump has been trying for years to play his Willie Horton card, to divide the country along lines of race as a means of reaffirming his base. You...
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Should Lake County eliminate the recorder's office? Voters could decideJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: Cook County voters approved a merger of the two offices in 2016. Years after the idea first was proposed, a plan to eliminate the office of the Lake ...