Articles filed under Politics
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Clean energy legislation appears unlikely to advanceOct 09, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A package of bills aimed at transforming the state's energy landscape appears unlikely to move during the upcoming fall veto session after Gov. J.B. Pritzk...
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Marijuana sales, video gambling likely will be on ballot in RosemontOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Rosemont likely will ask its 1,600 registered voters to weigh in at the ballot box in March about whether the village should overturn its long-standing ban on video gamb...
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Caroline Kennedy in Schaumburg: Talking family's legacy, service at Judson forumOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - Aside from inheriting a famous last name synonymous with American politics, Caroline Kennedy received two innate qualities from her late parents: a legacy of service and...
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For diplomats, uneasy implications in events in UkraineOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - The United States has two primary interests in Ukraine. First, that it is able to bring an end to the conflict in the eastern region of the country being fueled by Russi...
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China's grand parades might mask its weaknessOct 08, 2019 1:00 am - By Fareed Zakaria Donald Trump finally got to see the kind of military parade he longed for. Unfortunately for him, it was in Beijing, not Washington. You will recall th...
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EU demands UK face Brexit 'realism;' Johnson scramblesOct 07, 2019 1:00 am - LONDON - Britain and the European Union appeared to be poles apart Monday on a potential Brexit deal, with the Dutch government urging the British government to offer "m...
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2020 Democrats plan to tax the rich — including themselvesOct 06, 2019 6:00 am - The leading Democratic presidential candidates are promising to pay for their policy visions with new taxes on the wealthy — and some of the 2020 contenders would have t...
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Make media literacy a priority in Illinois schoolsOct 06, 2019 1:00 am - A 13-year-old sees a stunning claim on her social media feed: "Disney star Debby Ryan dies of heart attack." Wanting to share the wealth of new information, she immediat...
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Edly-Allen hosts meet and greetsOct 06, 2019 1:00 am - Fifty-first District state Rep. Mary Edly-Allen of Libertyville will hold October satellite office hours and coffee shop meet and greet sessions for local residents. "M...
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A change in climate: An unstoppable movement takes holdOct 06, 2019 1:00 am - On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit, young women and men around the world mobilized by the millions and told global leaders: "You are failing us." They...