Articles filed under Politics
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Constable: In wake of #MeToo, sexual harassment training needed more than everJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - An old newspaper book on my desk, titled "Gimme Rewrite, Sweetheart," predates the start of my career by only a decade or so. I can't remember when sexual harassment bec...
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Hong Kong reminds us of China's fragilityJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - Last Sunday, according to organizers, about 2 million people marched in a Chinese city to protest an extradition bill that they labeled Chinese "tyranny." If accurate, i...
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How government, private partnerships use jobs to fight addictionJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - Despite increased investment and attention from public officials, the opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc on communities across the country. In 2017 alone, Chicagol...
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Pritzker signs immigration bills amid reports of imminent ICE raidsJun 21, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed three immigration bills Friday amid reports U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids could start Sunday in the Chicago area and other cit...
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Chicago mayor says police won't assist ICE in raidsJun 20, 2019 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the city's police department will not participate in an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement roundup of migrant families who have b...
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How many collecting Illinois pensions have moved to other states, and how much did they take with them?Jun 20, 2019 5:00 am - More than 71,000 people collecting public pensions from six statewide retirement plans have moved out of Illinois, taking more than $2.4 billion annually with them. That...
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Why Illinois can't balance its budgetJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - By Austin Berg Guest columnist Republicans and Democrats sang the same song at the Statehouse after rapidly passing the largest budget in state history: "It's balanced."...
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Sale goes through, but concerns linger over new Rivers Casino ownershipJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. completed its $326 million acquisition of a majority stake in Rivers Casino in Des Plaines despite state gambling regul...
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Venezuela is a world leader in the production of desperationJun 20, 2019 1:00 am - CĂCUTA, Colombia - The walkers come in a steady flow, individually and in small groups, through most of the day. The serpentine mountain road they take often has little ...
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Doubled state gas tax just a start. New state law will cost you in other ways, tooJun 20, 2019 1:00 am -
State law will cost drivers in other ways, too