Articles filed under Politics
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Abortion foes to challenge 'culturally responsive' teaching standardsMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The leader of one of the state's largest anti-abortion group told a legislative committee Tuesday that the group intend to file a legal challenge against t...
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Pritzker touts 'Time to Drive' for tourism despite price of gasMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The splashy, $6 million Illinois tourism campaign Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled this month, "Time for Me to Drive," an anthem set to the 1970s REO Spee...
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We must show the will to address problems Floyd killing exposedMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - One year ago, the life of George Floyd, a son, a father, a brother and a law-abiding United States citizen, was brutally ended by a now-convicted Minnesota police office...
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Dueling Naperville protests on Middle East crisis turn rowdyMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - Two Naperville rallies - one pro-Israeli and the other pro-Palestinian - held less than half a mile apart on Sunday sparked a couple of heated confrontations between som...
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Media literacy bill sent to governorMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - The state Senate on Tuesday approved House Bill 234, which would require public high schools in the state to offer instruction in how to understand and evaluate news and...
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Bill decriminalizing HIV transmission passes SenateMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Senate on Tuesday passed a measure decriminalizing the transmission of HIV. The measure has already passed the House and will need only a sign...
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Redistricting hearings open amid partisan divideMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers opened their first public hearing Tuesday on a proposed set of new House and Senate district maps with Democrats and Republicans still a...
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Editorial: Remap shows Illinois Democrats' devotion to democracy isn't realMay 24, 2021 11:00 pm - Before he became Illinois House speaker, Emanuel "Chris" Welch of Hillside said he was a big believer in fair maps and redistricting reform. Bunk. Last week - on a Frida...
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Democrats' map proposal would pit suburban Republican lawmakers against one anotherMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban House Republicans could see some losses in the next election based on the proposed Illinois legislative map, which would pit some incumbent lawmakers against on...
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Why Democrats might redraw Illinois Supreme Court district mapsMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Drawing new district lines for state and federal elections is the main focus for lawmakers when they begin the redistricting process every 10 years. But Il...