Articles filed under Politics
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People are fleeing the self-harm progressives inflicted on their own citiesApr 29, 2022 1:00 am - In recent weeks, I've noted how, as COVID-19 mask mandates fall by the wayside, the nation has been moving away from what now seems excessive risk aversion. And I've des...
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Guest columnist Dalila Benameur: I learned I could be free to be Muslim when I came to AmericaApr 29, 2022 1:00 am - The United States is officially recognizing April as Arab American Heritage Month, a time for acknowledging the role and contributions of our diverse community. We are ...
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Why Rep. Mike Quigley won't take on Lori Lightfoot for Chicago mayorApr 28, 2022 1:00 am - A formidable opponent to Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's reelection said Thursday he belongs at the U.S. Capitol, not city hall. Congressman Mike Quigley announced he wou...
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Watch Republican Senate hopefuls debate for chance to challenge DuckworthApr 27, 2022 1:00 am - Candidates in the Republican primary race for the U.S. Senate discussed the issues in a joint video interview Wednesday with editors of the Daily Herald. Participating i...
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'I thought I was being rescued': Palatine woman abused in foster care leads legislation on DCFSApr 26, 2022 5:00 am - A Palatine resident and former foster kid brought her ideas for improving the child welfare system to her legislator, and that has resulted in a bill aimed at better sup...
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More highway cameras coming to Illinois? Expansion plan awaits Pritzker's signatureApr 26, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A pair of bills on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk would expand a state roadway camera monitoring program to 21 additional counties while also expanding the numb...
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Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for COVID-19, Biden not 'close contact'Apr 26, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: On reaching Medicare ageApr 26, 2022 1:00 am - Having snuck past the tequila of my 20s, defeated the heart-cracking stress of my reporter days, and still peering out from under a lifetime mountain of pipe tobacco, I ...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Yes, we need transparency in social media rules - and more, but cautiouslyApr 26, 2022 1:00 am - The only former president of the United States to ever make a living teaching constitutional law came to Stanford University last Thursday to propose greater regulation ...
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Schneider raises nearly $500,000 more for reelection bid while GOP challenger stands patApr 25, 2022 5:30 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider raised nearly half a million dollars for his reelection bid in during the year's first quarter, while his Republican opponent says he...