Articles filed under Politics
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State legislature approves new political mapsAug 31, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois Democrats late Tuesday approved new legislative boundaries over objections from Republicans and some community groups that the process was unnecessarily rushed ...
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Energy bill could see a vote Tuesday in SpringfieldAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers will return to the Statehouse on Tuesday for what is scheduled as a one-day special session to reconsider the legislative redistricting plan they...
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US military flies out evacuees in waning hours of withdrawalAug 30, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. military flew more desperate evacuees out of the Afghan capital on Monday in the waning hours of a final American withdrawal as the Islamic St...
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Twitter, Trump and the TalibanAug 29, 2021 1:00 am - By Susan Estrich If there is one iconic photograph that defines World War II, it is the picture of six marines planting the United States flag atop Mount Suribachi in t...
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Welcoming immigrants is a good start; we must recognize them, tooAug 29, 2021 1:00 am - Incompetence, political weakness and fearmongering about foreigners in search of a new home has created a cruel immigration policy. But this structural cruelty pales in ...
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Therapy is a valuable parenting resourceAug 27, 2021 1:00 am - The first time I went to therapy was after my mom died. I was 7 years old, and our family was in crisis. I went back to therapy as a teen when my exasperated dad didn't ...
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State eviction moratorium stands despite U.S. Supreme Court decisionAug 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - While the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a federal eviction moratorium Thursday, a recently extended state stay on residential eviction enforcement remains in ...
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Stranded in the White HouseAug 27, 2021 1:00 am - The Biden administration says it does not know how many U.S. citizens are in Afghanistan hoping to leave in the face of the American withdrawal and Taliban takeover. For...
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Pritzker signs bills on mental health response, insurance coverageAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been steadily acting on more than 660 bills sent to him by the General Assembly this year ahead of a weekend deadline for bill actio...
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Barone: Biden fiddles while Kabul fallsAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - Historians aren't actually sure that Nero caused or neglected a fire that consumed much of ancient Rome. Historians, however much they'd like to, won't be able to deny t...