Articles filed under Politics
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New law allows gender change on birth certificate without doctor's affirmationFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - Governor signs legislation sponsored by Glenview Democrats
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: John Fetterman's diagnosisFeb 21, 2023 12:00 am - By Susan Estrich He set out to be the senator from Pennsylvania - not a spokesman for people with disabilities, which he unintentionally became after suffering a life-t...
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Roselle Public Library District holds referendum info sessionsFeb 20, 2023 10:00 pm - The Roselle Public Library District is hosting several informational sessions in February and March. Needs assessment, resident priorities, tax implications and project ...
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Will lawmakers be able to stall vote on rail merger?Feb 20, 2023 4:30 am - Can federal lawmakers put the brakes on a controversial merger between Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads? The U.S. Surface Transportation Board is exp...
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DeSantis in Elmhurst: Florida governor touts pro-police policies, knocks PritzkerFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - As political junkies wonder if Ron DeSantis will make a bid for the Republican presidential nomination next year, the Florida governor stopped in the suburbs Monday as p...
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Turkey rejects links between NATO expansion, F-16 dealFeb 20, 2023 12:00 am - ANKARA, Turkey - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called for Sweden and Finland to be accepted into NATO "as quickly as possible," although his Turkish c...
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Guest columnist Javeed Akhter: Surprising film tackles Islamophobia in IndiaFeb 19, 2023 10:00 pm - I stopped seeing Bollywood movies a few years ago but decided recently to see the new movie "Pathaan." It is a masala movie, which means lots of fantastic violence, an a...
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Illinois poised to mandate paid leave for nearly all workersFeb 19, 2023 12:00 am - When Joan Van is sick, she doesn't get paid. The East St. Louis-area restaurant server and single mother of three said she works doubles to make up the money when she or...
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Pritzker-DeSantis rivalry comes to the suburbs, as Florida governor slated to visit Elmhurst MondayFeb 19, 2023 12:00 am - A visit by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to address Illinois law enforcement Monday originally was billed as an exclusive event at an undisclosed location in Elmhurst. Now t...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: In America, we have mass shootingsFeb 19, 2023 12:00 am - What do you think the government should stop, drag queen story time at the public library or mass shootings? You better not have answered mass shootings, because you got...