Articles filed under Politics
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District 101 loan request rejected by slim margin; tight races for Kane County Board decidedNov 23, 2022 12:00 am - A final vote count on Tuesday showed Batavia Unit District 101 voters narrowly rejected a ballot question, while three Kane County Board members retained their seats in ...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Weinstein's disturbing opening statementNov 23, 2022 12:00 am - If she hadn't married the governor of California, she would've been "just another bimbo" who engaged in "transactional sex" to get ahead. Harvey Weinstein's lawyer, in a...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Voters' verdict: end of the Trump eraNov 23, 2022 12:00 am - The country came to its senses Nov. 8, after a seven-year famine in our politics. The worst in our nature showed up in vulgar, violent and virulent former President Dona...
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Taylor Swift ticket trouble could drive political engagementNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - Some of Taylor Swift's fans want you to know three things: They're not still 16, they have careers and resources and, right now, they're angry. That's a powerful politic...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: A topic more important than the presidentNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - Out there in Nebraska, where the air is clean and pure, up there in Minnesota, where they have those gosh darn cute accents, federal investigators found 30 teenagers wor...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: The GOP's challenge now: Make America Good AgainNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - "I don't own this job. Anybody who wants to run for it can feel free to do so," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday. "I'm not in any way offended by ...
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Ready or not, here it comes: The 2023 local election cycle is about to beginNov 21, 2022 4:30 am - Just when you thought campaign season was over and the deluge of political mailers and ads had receded ... get ready for more. Candidates running for mayor and seats on ...
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Poised for another term as speaker, Welch reflects on growing majorityNov 21, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch, who recently announced he has the support for another term as House speaker, says he looks forward to governi...
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Success or COP-out: How do this year's climate talks rate?Nov 20, 2022 12:00 am - SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) - After two weeks of haggling, officials on Sunday cheered the end of this year's U.N. climate talks in Egypt, which resulted in the creation...
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UN climate deal: Calamity cash, but no new emissions cutsNov 20, 2022 12:00 am - SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - For the first time, the nations of the world decided to help pay for the damage an overheating world is inflicting on poor countries, but they f...