Articles filed under Politics
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Underwood plans town-hall meetings in Crystal Lake, Geneva and OswegoJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, a Naperville Democrat representing the 14th District, will have town-hall meetings next month in Crystal Lake, Geneva and Oswego to discuss m...
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Education services extended for students with special needsJul 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Students with special needs will be able to finish their last year of high school regardless of when their birthday falls on the calendar, while those who ...
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Text of Cheney statement: Our children will know who stood for truth'Jul 27, 2021 1:00 am - Below is an edited text of the statement Rep. Liz Cheney gave Tuesday at the opening of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection: Statement by Li...
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One thing we know, we have to learn to master the pivot with COVID-19Jul 27, 2021 1:00 am - I have many different feelings about the mask situation in schools (and other shared spaces), as I am sure everybody does. My son graduated high school during the first...
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Anti-vaccination activists set up a scary moment in timeJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - Anti-vaccination activists, let me be blunt. It's your funeral, but it's our health care workers, hospitals and medical systems. Please stay home when COVID-19 comes to ...
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Editorial: Embracing the courage of Kinzinger and CheneyJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - Despite the noise House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is making in an attempt to drown out the work of the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 insurrection, we believe...
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Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes will run for Illinois Supreme Court seatJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - Shaw Media A second Lake County judge is campaigning for a seat on the Illinois Supreme Court. Judge Daniel B. Shanes, a Republican, will run in the 2022 election for a ...
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New law repeals criminal penalties for HIV transmissionJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law Tuesday that repeals criminal penalties for people who transmit HIV to others. House Bill 1063, sponsored by Rep....
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'This is how I'm going to die': Officers give accounts of violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrectionJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - "This is how I'm going to die, defending this entrance," Capitol Police Officer Aquilino Gonell recalled thinking, testifying at the emotional opening heari...
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Pritzker signs bills expanding access to mental health careJul 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois residents will soon have greater access to mental health services under measures Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Friday. Starting Jan. 1, most ...