Articles filed under Politics
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DuPage voters could be asked about reducing size of county boardMay 27, 2020 5:00 am - DuPage County voters this fall could be asked to weigh in on whether the county board should eliminate one-third of its seats. County board members on Tuesday started a ...
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States' rights are so last monthMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - Last Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump did what he does worst - he took to Twitter to type two tweets that threatened to withhold federal funds from Michigan and...
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Parental controls assure safety, creativity for kids onlineMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - As we shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, families and friends across the country are turning to internet platforms to stay entertained, informed and connecte...
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Editorial: 'At least we have a budget' is small consolation for IllinoisMay 25, 2020 11:00 pm - Illinois lawmakers worked into the wee hours over the Memorial Day holiday weekend to produce a pandemic-era spending plan for the coming year that House Majority Leader...
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Woman who grew up in Grayslake is Libertarian Party's presidential pickMay 25, 2020 1:00 am - Former Grayslake resident Jo Jorgensen will represent the Libertarian Party on the November presidential ballot. Jorgensen, who now lives in South Carolina, was selected...
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In a difficult year, we must still remember the sacrifices that gave us freedomMay 24, 2020 11:00 pm - The month of May this year was unlike any other in the past. May is designated, "Military Appreciation Month," when veterans are honored with patriotic events. The quara...
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Nazis? Japanese internment? Distorting history can be harmfulMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - Moments after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Illinois' Stay at Home order on March 20, I saw the first meme: "If Anne Frank could hide in an attic for two years, you can s...
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Illinois Senate approves $42.8 billion budget that relies heavily on borrowingMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate early Sunday morning passed a budget package authorizing $42.8 billion in general revenue spending next year, although much of that rem...
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Exceptional? Only if we get to workMay 24, 2020 1:00 am - Like most Americans, I have always considered the United States an exceptional country. We possess a political system built on checks and balances, an ideal of giving vo...
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Annie Glenn, American heroMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - In 2012, Annie Glenn and I were doing what we so often did, which was to sit side-by-side in a quiet place offstage, waiting for our extroverted husbands to finish speak...