Articles filed under Politics
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'A heart for change': Advocates celebrate voters' approval of mental health boardsNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Voters in four suburban counties made a strong statement Tuesday about the importance of treating mental health. In referendums this fall, voters approved tax increases ...
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Immigration advocates celebrate election firsts, plan next steps for reformNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Pro-immigration activists gathered Wednesday to celebrate the election results of their grass-roots campaign efforts. "I don't know about you all, but I am fired up righ...
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Tax hike for $16.5 million Antioch Township community center appears headed for defeatNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - A request in Antioch Township to pay higher taxes to fund a $16.5 million combination township hall, multipurpose senior center and community hub appears to have been re...
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Union rights amendment support drops below 60%, but it could still passNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - A ballot measure intended to codify Illinois workers' right to unionize appears headed toward victory. Unofficial results show enough voters supporting the proposal to a...
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'We put the right plan together': Palatine District 15 bond issue with tax hike passesNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Voters in Palatine Elementary School District 15 overwhelmingly supported a $93 million bond issue that will help pay for facility upgrades, the creation of an all-day k...
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Northwest suburban referendum roundupNov 08, 2022 6:00 pm - Barrington home rule: Voters in Barrington have approved a ballot measure giving the village home rule authority, with 2,488 votes in favor and 2,102 against, unof...
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Amid GOP gains, Dem Frost is first member of Generation Z to win House seatNov 08, 2022 12:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Amid Republican gains in the U.S. House races in Florida, Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost became the first member of Generation Z to win a seat i...
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Treaty against fossil fuels floated at UN climate summitNov 08, 2022 12:00 am - SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) - The world should confront climate change the way it does nuclear weapons, by agreeing to a non-proliferation treaty that stops further prod...
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Dogs gifted by Kim Jong Un at center of South Korean rowNov 08, 2022 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - A pair of dogs gifted by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2018 are now mired in a South Korean political row, with the country's former president ...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Not with a 10-foot pollNov 08, 2022 12:00 am - Don't read any more polls, not even if the midterms are here. Well, actually, you don't "read" polls. You "look at" polls. They're just numbers, although you can read a ...