Articles filed under Politics
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Comptroller says 12% penalty unnecessary because state is paying bills on timeFeb 22, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is calling for repealing a law that imposes 12% interest whenever the state is late paying its bills, along with a prog...
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Leaders preach civility as mask debate continues on House floorFeb 22, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the first half-hour of House session Tuesday at the Capitol, the leaders of each party made calls for civility, two lawmakers recounted their recollecti...
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Yes, they spied on TrumpFeb 22, 2022 12:00 am - One of the most contentious claims Donald Trump ever made was his insistence that he had been the target of spying. He made the charge in several different ways. For exa...
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Tim Cook has earned his $99 million paydayFeb 22, 2022 12:00 am - The news that Apple CEO Tim Cook is looking at a payday of some $99 million has set tongues wagging, especially since the prestigious Institutional Shareholder Services ...
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Local League of Women Voters presents 'Abolish the Electoral College: Why We Need to Do It Now' March 1Feb 21, 2022 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, March 1, the League of Women Voters of Roselle-Bloomingdale will host an online presentation, "Abolish the Electoral College" from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Zoom. S...
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How making bail determines your experience with our justice systemFeb 20, 2022 12:00 am - I was 19 years old when a car turned left in front of me without looking and I plowed into it. First responders placed me on a stretcher and loaded me into an ambulance....
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Can I ever fully be African American?Feb 20, 2022 12:00 am - The Daily Herald asked me at the beginning of February, Black History Month, to share some thoughts about being a Black woman in America. Over these last few weeks of co...
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Editorial: George Washington and the cancel cultureFeb 19, 2022 1:00 pm - In recent years, we've witnessed a reassessment of many of America's icons. Rightly, we think, the nation has questioned the veneration of Robert E. Lee and many Confede...
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Was Capitol riot 'legitimate political discourse'? Suburban GOP congressional candidates dividedFeb 19, 2022 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the number of Republican candidates in the 11th District at the time of publication. Of the more than 20 Repub...
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Editorial: If lawmakers want to offer more than slogans on property tax control, they can start with grants to local communitiesFeb 18, 2022 12:00 am - A group representing Illinois' mayors stepped to the podium Wednesday to plead again for the state to restore some of the Local Government Distributive Funds they've bee...