Articles filed under Politics
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Editorial: Apparently, it's up to the legislature to clarify roles in township governmentJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - Regardless of what you think about the value of township governments or the need for consolidation of government units in Illinois, recent stories out of McHenry County ...
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Plague-year immigrants headed to Trump countryJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - I want to add a few notes to my column last week on the Census Bureau's July 2021 state population estimates and what stories they tell about growth and decline in the f...
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The new mantra of our era: Be wellJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - For too much of my life, New Year's resolutions were all about diets. One year, after I had half-tamed the monster, I managed to monetize my obsession by writing and, mo...
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Court upholds state legislative redistricting planJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A three-judge federal court panel upheld the legislative redistricting plan that state lawmakers approved during a special session last summer, thus leavin...
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Rush won't seek 16th term in CongressJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - Longtime U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, a onetime Black Panther with a dramatic rise in Illinois politics, won't seek reelection after 15 terms representing his Chicago-area dist...
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Ashli Babbitt a martyr? Her past tells a more complex storyJan 03, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The first time Celeste Norris laid eyes on Ashli Babbitt, the future insurrectionist had just rammed her vehicle three times with an SUV and was pounding on...
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The 21st century a flop so farJan 02, 2022 12:00 am - A child in the '60s, when the world was turning fast, I loved the upbeat '90s' carbonated peace and prosperity. But the 2020s are a bitter brew of COVID-19 and poison po...
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Meltdowns on a planeDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - Even if you haven't seen this particular video posted by ATL Uncensored, you've seen many like it - a plane, an argument, a viral cellphone video of yet another in-fligh...
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Among new state laws in 2022, higher ethical standards for lawmakers, at least somewhatDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers have resolved to hold themselves to a higher ethical standard in 2022. About 300 pieces of legislation were approved by Democratic Gov. ...
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A doctor's plea: We need your help to reach a Hollywood ending to pandemicDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - Zombie movies are predictable. A virus infects people, people eat other people, some characters die, relief is found and all is well. Our current predicament felt simila...