Articles filed under Politics
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Antioch fire district to seek new tax hike through referendum in JuneFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - Despite voters' rejection of a tax hike in 2020, Antioch fire officials announced they would try again by placing a referendum question on the June 28 primary ballot. An...
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Opinion: Old newsrooms under deadline:, a story told by Carl BernsteinFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - I just read Carl Bernstein's new memoir, "Chasing History," on being a "kid" in the newsroom, when young President John F. Kennedy was alive. It almost broke my heart. B...
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To look backward or forward? GOP must pick oneFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - There is a wrenching debate going on inside the Republican Party over the simplest of questions: Should the party look backward or forward? Just because a question is si...
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Gas companies push back against effort to repeal surchargeFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Natural gas utilities in Illinois warned of job losses and possible risks to public safety if state lawmakers repeal a law allowing them to add a surcharge...
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Rep. Quigley getting campaign cash from defense contractors, records showFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley - a Chicago Democrat and member of the House committee that oversees the nation's intelligence agencies - received substantial campaign support la...
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Opinion: 'Sex Is a Funny Word" is not appropriate for an elementary school classroom.Feb 09, 2022 12:00 am - The New York Times is concerned about censorship in American schools. "Book Ban Efforts Spread Across the U.S." reads Sunday's headline. "Parents, activists, school boar...
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Republicans cite SAFE-T Act as reason Chicago man not charged with murderFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans on Wednesday continued a push to repeal a criminal justice reform bill passed one year ago, citing the law as the reason a Chica...
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State rep's Villa Park office remains closed after threatsFeb 09, 2022 12:00 am - State Rep. Deb Conroy's Villa Park office remains closed as state police continue to investigate death threats the legislator received regarding a bill that some opponen...
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Opinion column: Price controls always backfire. The market controls inflation.Feb 09, 2022 12:00 am - With some pundits advocating for price controls to fight inflation, it suddenly feels like the 1970s again. This type of overbearing intervention has never worked as mar...
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Returning to normalcy on school masksFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - Are we returning to normalcy? The word "normalcy," as history buffs know, was used (but not invented) by our only journalist president, Warren G. Harding, to sum up his ...