Articles filed under Politics
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GOP lawmakers introduce 'fair maps' legislationJan 05, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans in the Illinois House said Tuesday that they hope to use legislation, instead of a constitutional amendment, to change the way state legislativ...
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Editorial: The democracy that is at stake in Congress WednesdayJan 04, 2021 10:00 pm - Today is a defining moment in the history of the American experiment. This day brings a threat to democracy that few of us ever thought possible. Always, we have assumed...
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Looking back at 2020 in state politics, and looking ahead to 2021Jan 04, 2021 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - For Illinois, 2020 seemed to begin on a hopeful note. The state was running a budget surplus for the first time in many years. By February, unemployment ha...
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Manar leaving state Senate to become adviser to PritzkerJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar of downstate Bunker Hill announced Monday he will resign from the General Assembly effective Jan. 17 to join the governor'...
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GOP judge candidate sues to overturn resultsJan 04, 2021 12:00 am - Park Ridge attorney Frank DiFranco filed lawsuits in Cook County and federal court, alleging misconduct and over-counting, according to the Pioneer Press. He also is see...
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Is a tax increase on the agenda in Springfield?Jan 04, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers will return to Springfield on Friday for a brief session that Republicans warn will include an attempt to raise the income tax to cover ...
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What a president-elect must deal withJan 03, 2021 12:00 am - Joe Biden won't become President of the United States for a few weeks yet, but it's fair to say he's already feeling the pressures of the office. I think being president...
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Remaining confident in the face of great personal lossesJan 03, 2021 12:00 am - As the dawn of a new year approaches, I suspect that most of us will be glad to put 2020 in our rear view mirrors. I know I will. What began with an absurd television pr...
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Only three new state laws take effect in 2021, plus minimum wage goes up againJan 01, 2021 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - When a new year begins in Illinois, typically dozens if not hundreds of new laws go into effect. Not this year. Like so many other things in 2020, the leg...
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We are not helplessJan 01, 2021 12:00 am - This is a tightrope column, the kind you'd rather not write, about an event you don't feel you can ignore. You tread carefully, but you want people to pay attention as y...