Articles filed under Politics
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Ukraine shows we live in a nationalist worldMar 13, 2022 1:00 am - It turns out that we live in a nationalist world. That's one of the lessons people are learning from the surprise early results of the Russo-Ukrainian war. This is certa...
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Breonna Taylor two years later: reform should not happen one death at a timeMar 13, 2022 1:00 am - On March 3, a jury found former Louisville Metro Police Department officer Brett Hankison not guilty of wanton endangerment. Breonna Taylor was not the victim in this tr...
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Guest opinion: Communities need state funding restored to protect property taxesMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - As the elected village presidents of Hanover Park and Hoffman Estates, it is our pleasure to write this essay on behalf of our residents concerning the restoration of th...
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US slashes Russia trade status, bans alcohol and seafoodMar 11, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden announced Friday the U.S. will dramatically downgrade its trade status with Russia as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine and a...
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Will more defense spending translate to better security?Mar 11, 2022 12:00 am - The brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia has renewed conservatives' calls for large increases of our defense budget. The extra money, we are told, would fund more weapon...
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The 'three-dimensional chess" match that defines our new world orderMar 10, 2022 12:00 am - A lot of people lately have been throwing around a quote by Lenin, who said that sometimes "decades go by and nothing happens and then weeks go by and decades happen." S...
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Even history's 'first draft' needs to include contextMar 10, 2022 12:00 am - When people refer to newspapers as, in the words of a famous phrase, "the first draft of history," they probably are thinking most about the history part. They should no...
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Gambling board pulls plug on Russian sports bettingMar 10, 2022 12:00 am - While President Joe Biden is going after Russian oligarchs' bank accounts, Illinois gambling regulators are going after their sports betting markets. In a largely symbo...
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Pappas named to replace disgraced Cullerton in SenateMar 09, 2022 10:00 pm - With just a month left in the scheduled session, local Democrats have named former state Rep. Diane Pappas to replace disgraced state Sen. Tom Cullerton in the 23rd Dist...
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Illinois could be the first state to put limits on fees Apple, Google app stores can chargeMar 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD – Two bills pending in the General Assembly would rein in the ability of tech giants like Apple and Google to dictate how transactions are conducted, and how...