Articles filed under Politics
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Roe repeal would force daunting dilemma on women seeking abortionMay 04, 2022 1:00 am - I am furious that a conservatively stacked Supreme Court reportedly has decided to strip abortion care from millions of people of reproductive age. By ignoring half a ce...
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Guest columnist Amy Gehrke: Public rejects extremism of Illinois abortion policyMay 04, 2022 1:00 am - Roe v. Wade created an erroneous "right" to abortion that has no standing in the United States Constitution. We believe that the leak of the United States Supreme Court ...
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Abortions for out-of-state women are climbing in Illinois - and that's sure to growMay 04, 2022 1:00 am - As abortion access elsewhere has become more restrictive, Illinois providers have seen a dramatic rise in residents from neighboring states seeking the procedure here. I...
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Watch Republicans discuss issues in 8th Congressional DistrictMay 03, 2022 3:00 pm - Three of the five Republican candidates for U.S. House in the 8th Congressional District took part in a joint Zoom interview Tuesday with the Daily Herald - Chris Dargis...
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GOP candidates for 6th Congressional District seat talk abortion and more in online forumMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - Five of the six Republicans running for Illinois' 6th Congressional District seat shared their opinions on abortion, voting rights and other issues during an online foru...
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Syndicated columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: Journalism is in search of the iPod/Napster solutionMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - It's no secret that journalism is struggling. News deserts exist where local publications have folded, and in other places corporate ownership has replaced hometown fami...
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Guest columnist state Sen. Mark Walker: Nuclear energy ban holds back our climate, economic successMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - Last year, the Illinois General Assembly passed the Climate & Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), a nation-leading initiative dedicating Illinois to a 100% carbon-free energy gri...
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11th Congressional District candidate forum set for May 11May 03, 2022 1:00 am - Republican candidates seeking to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster in Illinois' 11th Congressional District will debate the issues facing the nation next week in B...
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Lake County Democrats vow to protect abortion rightsMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - Vowing to fight against a possible future of back-alley abortions, criminal investigations into miscarriages and stripping women of critical health care decisions, Lake ...
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Illinois has tangled history with abortion despite recent liberal pushMay 03, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A leaked draft of an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision that could overturn the landmark 1973 case Roe v. Wade has reignited a political debate over whet...