Articles filed under Politics
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Will Illinois start charging electric car owners a road fee?Nov 21, 2018 4:33 am - Illinois is one of 30 states that do not charge owners of electric and hybrid cars an annual fee to make up for lost motor fuel taxes, but that could change. "If you're ...
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The new normal that isn'tNov 21, 2018 12:00 am - Across much of media lately, the phrase "new normal" keeps cropping up to describe what is, in fact, not normal, as most sane adults have understood its meaning. This i...
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Our awful political moment's historical forgetfulnessNov 20, 2018 12:00 am - One of the worst things about our awful political moment is its historical forgetfulness. Many Europeans seem to have forgotten where chauvinistic nationalism and the de...
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Ellman unseats Connelly in state Senate District 21Nov 20, 2018 12:00 am - It took more than two weeks to determine the outcome, but Naperville Democrat Laura Ellman has unseated Republican incumbent Michael Connelly in the 21st Illinois Senate...
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Trump's absence at majority Asian summits is another sign of American retreatNov 18, 2018 12:00 am - It's easy to get distracted by the circus of the Trump presidency. But what is its larger effect? For an answer to that question, take a look at three gatherings last we...
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Proposed Medicare reforms will be good for seniorsNov 18, 2018 12:00 am - The Department of Health and Human Services recently proposed major reforms to Medicare's prescription drug benefit for seniors, known as "Part D." The Department hopes ...
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Editorial: Local elections need citizen candidatesNov 17, 2018 1:00 pm - During the 2017 local election campaigns, the lack of participation seemed glaring, so we did an analysis to see how bad it was. It turned out that only 30 percent of th...
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Will a GOP candidate stand up against Trump in 2020?Nov 16, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republicans who are thinking about opposing President Donald Trump in the 2020 primaries are facing the hardest of political choices. Toppling a sitting pr...
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Target's decision highlights Chicago's, state's poor policy decisionsNov 16, 2018 12:00 am - By Dan McCaleb Guest columnist Picketers rallied outside a Chicago Target store this week, protesting the retail giant's decision to close two stores on the city's South...
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'For more than 50 years, I never spoke of Emmett': Till's cousin opens up in PBS documentaryNov 15, 2018 4:30 am - On Aug. 27, 1955, Phyllis Smith of Downers Grove celebrated her 6th birthday with her parents, sister and the usual collection of aunties and uncles and cousins. Her fav...