Articles filed under Politics
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State might downsize Vandalia, Pontiac prisonsFeb 16, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Corrections is making plans to downsize - plans that a major public employee union claims have not been shared with its members....
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Lamentations about redistricting ending democracy prove hypocritical -- and wrongFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - Masks were necessary, especially in schools, to prevent mass deaths. Or so we were told, at great and tedious length - until suddenly, in the last 10 days, they weren't....
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'A bit opaque' and confidential: Behind Illinois' gubernatorial pardon processFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Jerame Simmons got his long-held wish in December when he became the chief of the fire department that dismissed him 24 years ago after he was charged with...
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GOP lawmakers back effort to give DCFS workers pepper sprayFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican lawmakers are calling for the passage of legislation that would allow Department of Children and Family Services workers to carry pepper spray f...
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Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 rules for schoolsFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A legislative panel on Tuesday voted to suspend the latest version of COVID-19 mitigations for public schools, which include requiring face masks, saying i...
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'Who-Dey!' Even a non-sports fan appreciates importance of Super Bowl to CincinnatiFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - I've never been a big sports fan, but Cincinnati is my hometown. I grew up across the river in Kentucky and my first real job was in concessions at Riverfront Stadium a...
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To lift all boats, help Americans resume fulfilling workFeb 13, 2022 12:00 am - Pushing back on recent pro-worker populism on the Right, the American Enterprise Institute's Michael Strain writes "workers need a growth-and-participation agenda." The ...
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Editorial: Make Valentine's Day a national holidayFeb 12, 2022 1:00 pm - What do we know of love? Monday is Valentine's Day, and lovers young and old will observe it with roses, chocolates and gifts, and with intimate dinners and celebrations...
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Opinion column: Putin's posturingFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - I feel bad for Ukraine, poor country. Here is Russian President Vladimir Putin, posturing for the whole world to see, ready to invade his smaller and weaker neighbor. He...
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Guest columnist Ralph Martire: Gimmicks, you say? Pritzker plan is sound fiscal policyFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - Attaining bipartisan consensus on any major issue has become increasingly difficult. For the most part, all public discourse has devolved into political posturing to gai...