Articles filed under Politics
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With dueling bills unlikely to fly, Durbin optimistic about compromise to reopen governmentJan 23, 2019 12:00 am - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin has long supported giving legal status to "Dreamers," migrant children brought into the U.S. as children. But he rejected attempts to sweeten a Rep...
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Catholic school teen in controversial video: 'Now I wish I would have walked away'Jan 23, 2019 12:00 am - Nick Sandmann, the Kentucky high school student whose face became widely known after he stood in front of a drum-banging Native American elder on the Mall in Washington,...
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Trump may prove not to be benefactor to pro-life movement he seemsJan 22, 2019 12:00 am - Through a blooming diversity of investigations, we will soon discover if the world that has always surrounded Donald Trump - the sleazy fixers, the disposable women, the...
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Practicing politics at a high levelJan 22, 2019 12:00 am - Over a lifetime in politics, I've met a lot of interesting, impressive politicians. But those I truly admired were men and women who were adept at the arts both of polit...
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Editorial: Board of Review should rethink where it is putting new hiresJan 21, 2019 10:00 pm - Why would anyone in Cook County want to slow the property tax appeals process? That is precisely what we risk, because of a December decision by the Cook County Board of...
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Could new referendum change road merger plan in Naperville, Lisle townships?Jan 21, 2019 4:35 am - For the second local election in a row, Naperville Township voters will face a binding referendum about management of a small unit of government that maintains about 15 ...
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Crespo appointed assistant majority leader in state HouseJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - State Rep. Fred Crespo, a Democrat from Hoffman Estates, will serve as assistant majority leader of the State House of Representatives. "It is an honor to have been chos...
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Blackberry Township supervisor stepping downJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - Blackberry Township is looking for a new supervisor, because the current one is quitting as of March 31. Applications to replace Fred Dornback are due Monday. Trustees w...
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A day to rededicate ourselves to restoring movement toward equalityJan 21, 2019 12:00 am - As our nation comes together to celebrate the 90th birthday of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I welcome this opportunity to reflect and share reflections regarding...
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Zakaeria: EU is great idea gone awryJan 20, 2019 12:00 am - By FAREED ZAKARIA NEW YORK - As we watch Britain going through the paroxysms relating to Brexit, it is easy to view its decision to leave the European Union as an act of...