Articles filed under Politics
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Lake County clerk, superintendent switch parties for electionOct 07, 2022 1:00 am - Two current Lake County elected officials are hopeful voters won't mind them switching parties next month. Lake County Clerk Robin O'Connor — elected in 2018 as a Democ...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Joe Biden, the 82 year-old candidateOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - There's a new report from NBC News that President Joe Biden has told a confidant - the Rev. Al Sharpton, of all people - that he will run for reelection in 2024. It's no...
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Watch Sean Casten discuss gun control, immigration, more in 6th District congressional raceOct 06, 2022 1:00 am - In a discussion with a representative of the Daily Herald editorial board, U.S. Rep. Sean Casten discussed issues ranging from gun control and immigration to redistricti...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Should state courts enforce state constitutions?Oct 06, 2022 1:00 am - This might be the first time the Conference of Chief Justices, the group representing the top courts in all 50 states, has weighed in to an ideologically charged Supreme...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Why Trump talks nonstop about witch huntsOct 05, 2022 1:00 am - No American president ever posed as the victim of a "witch hunt" - save former President Donald Trump. It's his favorite metaphor for all time and place. We'll be hearin...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Most Americans value immigration. most politicians don't.Oct 05, 2022 1:00 am - At a time when the American economy could use more people, restrictions on immigration continue to trap a lot of unused talent in low-productivity countries. To unleash ...
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Watch Schneider interview with Daily Herald in his race for CongressOct 04, 2022 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Bradley Schneider, a Democrat from Highland Park, discusses issues confronting Congress and the nation in a Zoom interview with the Daily Herald exploring his ...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Trees and iPhonesOct 04, 2022 1:00 am - My hardy pioneer ancestors showed up in America back in the 1600s and started cutting down trees. That's what they did with their lives. They walked into the forest and ...
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U.S. Senate candidates Duckworth, Salvi spar over stances on abortion, gunsOct 03, 2022 1:00 am - The two candidates for Illinois' U.S. Senate seat - both suburban women - challenged each other's records on women's rights, abortion access, guns and a bevy of other is...
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Watch Murphy, Raspanti discuss issues in 28th Illinois Senate raceOct 03, 2022 1:00 am - Democratic State Sen. Laura Murphy of Des Plaines and Republican challenger Sal Raspanti of Park Ridge take part in a Zoom interview with the Daily Herald about many of ...