Articles filed under Politics
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Guest columnist Martin McLaughlin: Illinois needs a business climate changeJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois may be located in the Midwest, but it is home to a surprising and alarming number of deserts. At least that is what the Democrats like to tell us. Healthcare de...
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Guest columnist Wade Keats: The cost of doing business in Illinois has reached critical massJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - As co-chairman of Keats Manufacturing in Wheeling, I am proud to continue my family's legacy of providing high-quality custom metal stampings, wire forms and assemblies ...
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Springfield or Chicago. New law limits where people can challenge state laws, ordersJun 07, 2023 1:00 am - phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD - People who file lawsuits in state courts challenging the constitutionality of a state law, administrative rule or executiv...
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Senior U.S., Chinese diplomats hold 'candid' talks to avoid escalation of tensionsJun 06, 2023 1:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan - Senior U.S. and Chinese diplomats held "candid and productive" talks in Beijing and agreed to keep open lines of communication to avoid tensions from sp...
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Ukraine brands Russia 'terrorist state' to open hearings in case against Russia at top UN courtJun 06, 2023 1:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Lawyers for Ukraine told the United Nations' top court Tuesday that Russia bankrolled a "campaign of intimidation and terror" by rebels in easte...
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Migrants in Sacramento receive food, housing as California officials weigh charges against FloridaJun 06, 2023 1:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Religious groups worked Tuesday to feed and house South American migrants who were flown to Sacramento under allegedly false pretenses. Meanwhile, C...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Resist dangerous political theater and look to 'that which is not seen'Jun 06, 2023 1:00 am - Too many politicians are thespians. When there's a conflict - as there often is - between appearing to solve problems and actually helping to solve those problems, polit...
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Atlanta project decried as 'Cop City' gets funding approval from City CouncilJun 06, 2023 1:00 am - ATLANTA - The Atlanta City Council early Tuesday approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting the pleas of hundr...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: The Republican candidate who gets resultsJun 06, 2023 1:00 am - By Michael Barone The Wollman Rink episode, or, rather, the unduly optimistic conclusion I drew from it, explains a lot about Donald Trump's presidency and why he may n...
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Why some suburban lawmakers got extensions for mandatory disclosure reportsJun 05, 2023 5:30 am - Six of the nine congressional representatives serving the North, West and Northwest suburbs requested 90-day extensions for annual financial disclosures that were due in...