Articles filed under Politics
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Pritzker touts new budget's higher education spendingMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker began a tour of the state to tout the new state budget that lawmakers passed last week, stopping at two university campuses Wednesday to...
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UN appeals court increases sentences for 2 Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan warsMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands - U.N. appeals judges on Wednesday significantly expanded the convictions of two allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic, holding them...
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North Korea spy satellite launch fails as rocket falls into the seaMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea's attempt to put its first spy satellite into space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un's push to boost his military cap...
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Changes to food aid in debt bill would cost money, far from savings GOP envisionedMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A Republican attempt to expand work requirements for federal food aid in debt legislation moving through Congress would increase federal spending by $2.1 bi...
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Efforts to defuse Kosovo crisis intensify amid more protestsMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - ZVECAN, Kosovo - International efforts to defuse a crisis in Kosovo intensified Wednesday as ethnic Serbs held more protests in a northern town where recent clashes with...
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House OKs debt ceiling bill to avoid default, sends deal to SenateMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Veering away from a default crisis, the House approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package late Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCar...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: The pregame is over for Trump vs. DeSantisMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - There's been a huge amount of commentary on former President Donald Trump's big lead over Gov. Ron DeSantis in national polls. In the current RealClearPolitics average o...
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Guest columnist Martin McLaughlin: Illinois needs a business climate changeMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - Illinois may be located in the Midwest, but it is home to a surprising and alarming number of deserts. At least that is what the Democrats like to tell us. Healthcare de...
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Glenview briefs: Ms. Tate goes to Washington, Chamber welcomes new managerMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - Ms. Tate goes to Washington Glenbrook South High School social studies teacher Tara Tate is among 60 teachers nationwide accepted into this year's Supreme Court Summer I...
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Cannabis regulatory bill stalls in spring sessionMay 31, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A cannabis reform bill won't get further consideration until at least the General Assembly's fall veto session after stakeholders failed to come to an agre...