Articles filed under Politics
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Columnist Jim Slusher: On the true nature of persuasionFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - Last week, I had the pleasure of speaking with the Wheaton League of Women Voters about election issues the Daily Herald raised in a series of editorials at the end of D...
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China sanctions Lockheed Martin, Raytheon for Taiwan salesFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - China on Thursday imposed trade and investment sanctions on Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying weapons to Taiwan, stepping up efforts to isol...
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More details of Pritzker's $49.6 billion spending plan on education, homelessnessFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday laid out a $49.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for significant new spending for early child...
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Mundelein candidate's comment about Asian people blasted as racistFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - A Mundelein village board candidate's claim that Asian people are smarter than others was criticized as racist and inappropriate during an online forum Thursday. Ramesh ...
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After Pritzker's budget talk, lawmakers jockey for their own priorities or warn money won't lastFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Even factoring in the possibility of a "mild recession" this year, the proposed budget Gov. J.B. Pritzker laid out on Wednesday includes nearly $50 billion...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Presidents Lincoln, Trump and Confederates to this dayFeb 16, 2023 12:00 am - That day, I watched an arc of justice land; that night, I paid a visit to Ford's Theatre, site of a national calamity. The man who wielded a Confederate flag as a weapon...
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China threatens U.S. entities over downing of balloonFeb 15, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the American East Coast. At a da...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Dismiss Biden at your political perilFeb 15, 2023 12:00 am - Let's face it, when Fox News gives a Democrat a B+, you know they really delivered an exceptional performance. That was the grade the rabidly right-wing media network ga...
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Justice Department giving states $231 million for gun violence prevention programsFeb 14, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is sending out more than $200 million to help states and the District of Columbia administer "red-flag laws" and other crisis-interve...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: IOU USA: We're all to blameFeb 14, 2023 12:00 am - We're all guilty. President Joe Biden is guilty. Former President Donald Trump was guilty. Both parties are guilty. I am guilty, and you are, too. We all are guilty, bec...