Articles filed under Politics
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Could Illinois go to permanent daylight-saving time? Some lawmakers are trying to make it happen.Nov 13, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill that would put Illinois permanently in Central Daylight Time passed the Senate with broad support Tuesday, but its sponsor said the bill couldn't ta...
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Rule change on adoption will punish thousands of kids in foster careNov 13, 2019 12:00 am - If you're a young child trapped in our infamous foster care system, your future is bleak. It's likely that you'll bounce around to more than a dozen foster homes until y...
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Nov 12, 2019 12:00 am - Whenever a Catholic runs or is nominated for public office, he or she has to endure a now-familiar vetting process revolving around one thing: abortion rights. To make p...
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Trump keeps ignoring lessons from suburban votersNov 12, 2019 12:00 am - The lesson of the 2019 state elections confirmed the lesson of the 2018 congressional midterms: Donald Trump can stage all the demagogic rallies he wants, but he's power...
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Ethics reform at top of agenda for final week of veto sessionNov 11, 2019 4:40 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers will return to the Statehouse on Tuesday, with all eyes waiting to see what, if any, action will be taken on ethics reform in the Genera...
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Grayslake High grad introduces his mentor, Mike Pompeo, at Veterans Day addressNov 11, 2019 12:00 am - Mike Pompeo is known worldwide as the U.S. secretary of state, but 1986 Grayslake High School grad Eric Leafblad has another perspective. "I knew him by a different titl...
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Consolidation plan is good first step on pension crisisNov 10, 2019 12:00 am - During my time in the Illinois legislature, what I enjoyed most was identifying and making good public policy. Policy that did not enrich well-positioned individuals, co...
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Democrats will go for the safe candidate - BidenNov 10, 2019 12:00 am - Joe Biden is going to win the Democratic nomination for president. I wouldn't run to your bookie with this information. My track record is spotty, at best. But I'll be s...
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The phone call, the transcript and consciousness of guiltNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - The July 25 call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelenskiy is the central piece of evidence in the Democratic drive to remove the preside...
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A Veterans Day appeal: Help fight youth obesityNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - On Veterans Day, our nation honors our soldiers past and present. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to these men and women who have selflessly served our country. Tha...