Articles filed under Politics
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House OKs letting kids 12 and older stay home aloneApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is one step closer to lowering from 14 to 12 the age at which a child may legally be left at home alone. The proposed change passed the House with...
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Everything we know - and what we don't - about this year's White House correspondents' dinnerApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - The events surrounding this year's White House correspondents' dinner on April 27 - the annual blitz of parties that at its most bloated had stretched to a week-long bin...
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The irony in #MeToo controversy over Joe Biden's flirtationsApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - CAMDEN, S.C. - At a recent brunch here preceding the Carolina Cup steeplechase race, the host gave me a gift of hometown recognition and, though we are friends, extended...
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The diverse, and tasty, elements that go into election coverageApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - Random thoughts about news coverage as another election season comes to an end: • In 1999, school board and municipal elections were combined, primarily to save the cost...
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Voters on fifth try approve reduction in Elk Grove fire board's sizeApr 03, 2019 7:00 pm - The fifth time was a winner for the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District board's repeated attempts to reduce its size. With 3 of 3 precincts reporting, unofficial re...
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Briefly, taxpayers were part of the conversationApr 03, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois General Assembly are so hellbent on taking more of Illinoisans' hard-earned money, it is refreshing when someone pauses and offers a ...
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Chirico wins second term in Naperville; Wheaton elects SuessApr 03, 2019 1:00 am - Suess victorious in Wheaton race
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Biden says he will change his behaviorApr 03, 2019 1:00 am - Former Vice President Joe Biden, in a two-minute video released Wednesday, defended past behavior of close contact with women that has come under recent scrutiny, but al...
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Root of crime problem is breakdown of the familyApr 03, 2019 1:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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What's next for Barrington District 220 after voters reject building project borrowing?Apr 03, 2019 1:00 am - Barrington Area Unit District 220 Superintendent Brian Harris says school board members will decide how to proceed after voters rejected a request to borrow $185 million...