Articles filed under Politics
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A primer on separation of church, stateJun 22, 2021 1:00 am - Apparently, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who has been much in the news for his outlier comments on COVID-19, is at it again. He just so happened to go to a synagogue in...
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Rauner agrees to settle robocall lawsuit for $1 millionJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - People targeted by a campaign robocall from former Gov. Bruce Rauner since his first campaign in 2014 will be eligible to earn a portion of a $1 million se...
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East Dundee village administrator reinstated 2 weeks after firingJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - Two weeks after being fired by East Dundee Village President Jeff Lynam, Jennifer Johnsen was reinstated as village administrator on Monday after a board vote of 5-1. Wh...
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Faith-based child welfare controversy may be reignited in IllinoisJun 21, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could reignite a 10-year-old controversy in Illinois over whether faith-based charities can be prohibited from contrac...
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Father's Day: Fatherless, America's top domestic problemJun 20, 2021 1:00 am - A new powerful new documentary called "The Streets Were My Father" features three Chicago men, two Hispanics and one Black, who grew up without fathers. All three did ha...
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Juneteenth: A bittersweet holidayJun 18, 2021 1:00 am - Every Independence Day, I have 30 to 40 family and friends at my house in Evanston for a cookout. I always brag that my menu of chicken rice pilaf with vegetables, grill...
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Harris needs to warm up her actJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - She hasn't had a good moment yet. Brittle is the word, without a bit of President Joe Biden's bonhomie. I speak of Vice President Kamala Harris, who made history as the ...
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Aurora's Juneteenth 2020 response to calls for changeJun 17, 2021 1:00 am - As for most of the country, this past year has had a keen focus on "change" across Aurora. For us, C.H.A.N.G.E. is an acronym for Community Helping Aurora's Necessary Gr...
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House passes legislation to give police more power to take weaponsJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House on Wednesday passed a Firearm Owner Identification card law change that would strengthen law enforcement's ability to retrieve guns from...
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House OKs remote voting on bills to pass budget amendmentJun 16, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House changed its rules Wednesday to allow lawmakers to cast votes on legislation remotely, giving them enough votes to pass a change to the b...