Articles filed under Politics
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Lawmakers can't cite local examples of trans girls in sportsMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls' sports teams in public high schools. Yet in ...
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Watch candidates for Glen Ellyn Dist. 89 school board discuss the issuesMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Watch candidates for the Glen Ellyn Dist. 89 school board take part in a joint interview with a representative of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Incumbents Lavanya Sr...
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Legislation to curb use of isolation, restraint in public schools put on holdMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Proposed legislation that would curb the use of restraint and isolation as a form of punishment in Illinois public schools has been delayed after some lawmakers on a hea...
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Watch candidates for Itasca Dist. 10 school board discuss the issuesMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Watch candidates for the Itasca District 10 school board take part in a joint interview with a representative of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Newcomers Gerrie Aulis...
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Farmers ask for 'right to repair'Mar 03, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation backed by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group would require farming equipment manufacturers to make software required for repairs available...
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Roger Byrne for Vernon Hills village presidentMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Four years ago, when Roger Byrne was elected to his seventh term as Vernon Hills' village president, he said it would likely be his last. In 2020, encouraged by friends,...
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Learn why Deer Park officials want to increase the town's sales tax rateMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Deer Park officials will hold a virtual public forum Thursday night to explain why they'll soon be asking voters to approve a temporary sales tax rate increase. The disc...
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Endorsement: Michels for Sugar Grove village presidentMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - The race for village president in Sugar Grove is a contentious one. It pits 21-year incumbent Sean Michels, a construction manager, against Trustee Jennifer Konen, who w...
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Bill would allow students with special needs to finish school year after they turn 22Mar 03, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House Human Services Committee advanced two bills Tuesday, one allowing special-needs students to stay with school programs past their 22nd bi...
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Endorsements: Koch, Takaoka and Schenk for Vernon Hills village boardMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - The candidates for Vernon Hills village board bring a wide range of backgrounds, experience and civic involvement to the table, creating a vibrant field of candidates vy...