Articles filed under Politics
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State Senate committees take on prison reformOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state Senate Criminal law Committee and Special Committee on Public Safety held a joint hearing Tuesday, calling on experts to provide evidence-based r...
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Editorial: Don't ignore Nov. 3 ballot referendumsOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - The number of political flyers in the mailbox and candidate commercials on television these days might provide a sense the federal and state races on the Nov. 3 ballot a...
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How a Naperville family became part of Tuesday's Supreme Court confirmation hearingOct 12, 2020 11:00 pm - The story of a Naperville family's reliance on the Affordable Care Act was catapulted onto the national stage Tuesday during the second day of Senate confirmation hearin...
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The world is still flat (in Iowa) and other thoughts on our timeOct 12, 2020 1:00 am - I had three thoughts. Not ten or ten thousand. Not bigly or big league or very enormous thoughts. Not crooked, or disgusting or way overrated thoughts. Just three pleasa...
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Casten, Ives spar over COVID-19 relief, climate change in debateOct 11, 2020 1:00 am - The Democratic and Republican candidates for Illinois' 6th Congressional District seat argued about COVID-19 relief efforts, climate change and other issues over the wee...
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Democrat Schneider says abolish electoral college; GOP challenger disagreesOct 11, 2020 1:00 am - Unhappy with President Donald Trump's win four years ago, Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield believes Americans should elect the president with a popular v...
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Analysis: The Senate seats most likely to flip parties in NovemberOct 10, 2020 3:00 pm - With less than a month until Election Day, Democrats are picking up momentum toward winning the Senate majority: Challengers are outraising Republican incumbents, and th...
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Trump supporters rally in Algonquin, calling for 'four more years'Oct 10, 2020 1:00 am - A crowd alongside Algonquin's Countryside Lane chanted “four more years” and rallied in support of President Donald Trump on Saturday. Glenn Rabick, of Huntley, said he ...
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Constable: If it is 'Goodbye, Columbus,' what fills that void?Oct 10, 2020 1:00 am - Four metal posts jut out of the empty stone pedestal where a 9-foot-tall statue of Christopher Columbus once looked over Arrigo Park in Chicago's Little Italy neighborho...
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Endorsement: Biden for president, the only hope to ease our divisionsOct 09, 2020 2:00 pm - Editor's note: Here's our view of the presidential race. What's yours? Please share your view in Comments below or email our Opinion page at fencepost@dailyherald.co...