Articles filed under Politics
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Want to boost economic growth? Tell government to spend lessSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Intellectuals are supposed to speak truth to power. Unfortunately, some seem to be more interested in saying what everyone expects them to say, which only reinforces the...
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Health insurance changes for foster children to take effect TuesdayAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state is moving ahead with its plan to shift an estimated 18,000 children from the child welfare system into a health care coverage plan despite warnin...
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Voting guidance specifies social distancing, recommends masksAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Public Health has released in-person voting guidelines for election authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 this year. Change...
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Former Elburn mayor Willey remembered for community involvementAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - Dr. Jim Willey's life was deeply rooted in Elburn, his home for more than 40 years and where he served as mayor for three terms. Willey, who died Aug. 23 at age 66, will...
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Wages are soaring in southeastern Wisconsin - a key region of this battleground stateAug 30, 2020 6:25 am - Perhaps no investment project in the U.S. has been more controversial in recent years than Foxconn's construction of a manufacturing complex in Wisconsin. Between the mu...
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The 'suburban lifestyle dream' we all deserveAug 30, 2020 1:00 am - When Pamela Mitchell turned the key to the front door of her new home, she looked to her 9-year-old daughter and said, “Pinch me.” After years of searching for a home th...
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Trump saps the pride of all who work for himAug 30, 2020 1:00 am - The biggest loser of the Republican National Convention is Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, whose videotaped address to the GOP confab from Jerusalem with the Old City in...
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With removal imminent, Link resigns as Lake County Democratic Party chairAug 29, 2020 1:00 am - Accused of tax evasion, state senator was likely to be removed from his post Monday
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Editorial: America is crying out for real leadershipAug 28, 2020 11:00 pm - There are compounding crises facing Americans today, and perhaps the greatest among them is a profound lack of leadership. As Kenosha burned last week, the campaign to r...
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The joys of pandemic pupsAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - I write this on International Dog Day, a holiday I had not previously heard of, clearly a creation of social media and some sharp marketers. Unlike the flower, restauran...