Articles filed under Politics
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Son of ex-legislator goes on trial, fights charges tied to Madigan probeJan 26, 2023 12:00 am - A son of former state Rep. Edward "Eddie" Acevedo went on trial in federal court Thursday, where he is accused of filing false income tax returns in a spinoff of the fed...
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Illinois attorney general contests 'badly flawed' ruling that blocked end of cash bailJan 26, 2023 12:00 am - The Illinois attorney general's office on Thursday filed its opening argument with the state's highest court as it seeks to overturn a judge's ruling that found parts of...
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Roselle Public Library District holds referendum info sessionsJan 25, 2023 10:00 pm - The Roselle Public Library District will host the first of several informational sessions from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, in the library's community room, 40 Park S...
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Prospect Hts. District 23 will seek tax hike to fund full-day kindergarten, building upgradesJan 25, 2023 4:30 am - Security upgrades and full-day kindergarten will be on the ballot April 4, when Prospect Heights Elementary School District 23 asks voters to approve a tax rate increase...
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BBC film on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 2002 riots draws government ireJan 25, 2023 12:00 am - NEW DELHI - Days after India blocked a BBC documentary that examines Prime Minister Narendra Modi's role during 2002 anti-Muslim riots and banned people from sharing it ...
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Record 16.3 million seek health coverage through 'Obamacare'Jan 25, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A record 16.3 million people sought health insurance through the Affordable Care Act this year, double the number covered when the marketplaces first launch...
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Why Wheeling Township 708 board appointments are drawing mixed reviewsJan 25, 2023 12:00 am - Wheeling Township Supervisor Kathy Penner said her seven appointees to Wheeling Township's new mental health board have a wide range of qualifications. But advocates of...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Dead names and gender dysphoriaJan 25, 2023 12:00 am - Amy says her daughter was 15 - and just broken up with her boyfriend - when her daughter told her, "I'm tran, and I need a new name." It didn't seem real to Amy. "This w...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: The never-ending war against Brett KavanaughJan 25, 2023 12:00 am - Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court more than four years ago, on Oct. 6, 2018. His oath followed perhaps the ugliest Supreme Court Senate conf...
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Pritzker warns College Board against AP Black studies changes after DeSantis blocked courseJan 25, 2023 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is going to battle with the national College Board over what he calls "political grandstanding" by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Chicago Democrat is ...