Articles filed under Politics
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High court seems likely to leave to health care law in placeNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to leave in place the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, including key protections for pre-existing health condit...
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As president, Biden must restore U.S. influence on climate changeNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - The day after the November 3rd election in 2016, the United States formally left the Paris Climate Accord. President-elect Biden says this will not stand. President Trum...
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Underwood again expands lead over Oberweis, thanks to voters in DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry countiesNov 10, 2020 12:00 am - With thousands more tabulated votes released Tuesday, Democratic U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood of Naperville expanded her lead over Republican challenger Jim Oberweis in th...
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Balancing Illinois' budget should start with rescinding tax breaks that have not created promised jobsNov 09, 2020 12:00 am - As Illinois continues to confront an economic challenge without modern precedent, lawmakers have the near-impossible task of balancing the budget. They should start by r...
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And then there were noneNov 08, 2020 12:00 am - In the first months of President Donald Trump's presidency, the briefing room was standing room only. Around the room's 49 assigned seats for the press, with the front r...
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Amid Democrats' apparent White House win, a sobering factNov 08, 2020 12:00 am - Joe Biden has reason to be proud; in the last 107 years, only three American presidential nominees have managed to defeat an elected, incumbent president who was seeking...
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Uber won its prized contractor status for drivers. Now what?Nov 07, 2020 5:18 am - In one fell swoop, Uber and Lyft on Tuesday fended off labor protections that were decades in the making, allowing the companies to keep compensating their drivers as in...
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Underwood gains another 48 votes on Oberweis in 14th Congressional raceNov 07, 2020 12:00 am - Republican challenger Jim Oberweis' lead over incumbent Democrat Lauren Underwood in the 14th Congressional District race shrunk another 48 votes on Saturday. After The ...
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Underwood continues to close in on Oberweis in 14th Congressional raceNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - As vote counting continues in Illinois, Republican challenger Jim Oberweis' lead over incumbent Democrat Lauren Underwood in the 14th Congressional District race keeps s...
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Lawmakers eye limits on police immunityNov 06, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State legislators are considering eliminating or limiting aspects of qualified immunity for law enforcement. Qualified immunity isn't an explicit federal s...