Articles filed under Politics
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Campus free-speech problems come down to cultureMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - We've all heard stories about university administrators cracking down on free speech. But free expression is suffering even without these enablers, and that should worry...
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Sun-Times editor who called her 'honey' changed Madeleine Albright's career directionMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - A rebuff by a top editor at the Chicago Sun-Times who called Madeleine Albright "honey" was a turning point early in her career, the Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet reports. Albr...
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Blue Cross Blue Shield under scrutiny in SpringfieldMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An ongoing contract dispute between a major health insurance company and a large health care provider in Springfield is drawing the attention of both state...
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Hinz: Quigley polling over possible run for Chicago mayorMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - A Chicago congressman is testing the waters for a possible race for mayor, moving closer to a contest against incumbent Lori Lightfoot in 2023. A source familiar with th...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The impact of a trial by tweetMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - One year ago, a woman you'd never heard of takes to Twitter for the first and only time to tell her three followers that her former lover is a sexual predator. She takes...
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GOP candidate facing petition challenge in 11th Congressional District raceMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - Doubts about the signatures on a Republican candidate's petitions could knock him off the primary ballot for Illinois' 11th Congressional District seat. GOP hopeful Juan...
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Syndicated columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: Prior authorization is part of what's wrong with our health care systemMar 22, 2022 1:00 am - If you've ever undergone a medical procedure, you've probably encountered prior authorization. It is the process your doctor must go through to determine what portion (i...
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Senate rejects Prisoner Review Board appointeeMar 22, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Senate Executive Appointments Committee moved six appointees to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board through committee on Tuesday, but the only appointee...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Dion: Watching Ukraine as a 'cat in the window'Mar 22, 2022 1:00 am - Writing columns about Ukraine makes me feel inferior to the people in the vests that say "PRESS" on the front. They're the reporters living and dying the story. I'm an o...
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Pritzker distances himself from Kim Foxx as Irvin goes on attackMar 21, 2022 1:00 am - GOP gubernatorial hopeful Richard Irvin opened a new front today in his law-and-order campaign against Democratic incumbent J.B. Pritzker, and unlike some previous shots...