Articles filed under Politics
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Bar associations release Cook judicial candidate evaluationsFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois State Bar Association, whose membership numbers about 28,000, and the Chicago Bar Association, which has about 20,000 members, released judicial candidate e...
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A different kind of resistance is building in WashingtonFeb 20, 2020 10:00 pm - It was a moment that summed up why everyone feels so hopeless about Washington. Before his State of the Union address earlier this month, President Donald Trump refused ...
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Endorsement: Krishnamoorthi for Democrats in the 8th Congressional DistrictFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - Raja Krishnamoorthi's front-and-center role in the recent impeachment drama in Congress has increased his prominence nationally as well as in the 8th District. A member ...
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Endorsement: Kinzler for GOP in U.S. House District 6Feb 20, 2020 12:00 am - If you break down the race for the Republican nomination for Illinois' 6th District of Congress, you likely will come to these conclusions about the messages of candidat...
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Without civility, our system doesn't workFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - When he was just a young teenage schoolboy, George Washington sat down and copied out 110 "Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior." Many of these had to do with simple mann...
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GOP: Tying school funding to tax vote 'shameful'Feb 20, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans on Thursday called it "shameful" that Gov. J.B. Pritzker is floating a budget plan that ties more than 40% of promised education funding to vot...
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Senate candidate backs away from her own claims she brought gun into Hinsdale CentralFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - A Belleville Republican seeking her party's nomination for U.S. Senate backed away Thursday from statements she made claiming she brought a weapon into Hinsdale Central ...
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Numbers show Trump tax cuts helping wealthy, not economyFeb 20, 2020 12:00 am - Late in 2017, the Trump Administration pushed the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act" through Congress. Promising it would stimulate economic growth to record levels, Trump's signat...
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Images: Blagojevich meets the press after prison releaseFeb 19, 2020 12:00 pm - See images of Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's press conference following his release from federal prison. ...
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In memory of a lost time and friendshipFeb 19, 2020 12:00 am - By Tobin Fraley Guest columnist My wife called me on a recent morning to inform me that Lisa Phillips passed away earlier in the week. I had not seen Lisa for a few year...