Articles filed under Politics
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Endorsement: Gong-Gershowitz for state House Dist. 17Oct 29, 2020 1:00 am - State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, a Glenview Democrat, is just finishing her first term serving the 17th district. But when House Speaker Michael Madigan was initiall...
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Fighting the pandemic after the electionOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - We are in the midst of the most unusual election period in the history of our country. The unprecedented political polarization, in the middle of the worst pandemic in a...
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In 31st District Senate race, Bush and Kasperski differ on governor's response to COVID-19Oct 28, 2020 1:00 am - The candidates for the 31st state Senate District seat have strikingly different opinions about Gov. J.B. Pritzker's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Incumbent Democra...
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Illinois legislators discuss statewide police reformsOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In the wake of a police shooting that left one teenager dead and a woman injured last week in Waukegan, lawmakers met in a joint hearing of the Senate Crim...
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Social media CEOs get earful on bias, warning of new limitsOct 28, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - With next week's election looming, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google received a hectoring from Republicans at a Senate hearing Wednesday for alleged ...
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After report on hotel loan, Trump blames Chicago 'politicians,' says he is 'smart guy'Oct 28, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A day after The New York Times story about President Donald Trump's Chicago hotel and tower financial woes - and how he outmaneuvered his lenders and avoide...
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Endorsement: Gong-Gershowitz for state House Dist. 17Oct 28, 2020 1:00 am - State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, a Glenview Democrat, is just finishing her first term serving the 17th district. But when House Speaker Michael Madigan was initiall...
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Constable: If you think this election is contentious, it's not nearly as bad as 1860Oct 27, 2020 5:30 am - By Burt Constable The pandemic has put us in the habit of adding the word "unprecedented" to everything. But next week's contentious, life-altering and sure-to-be-ugly e...
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Big Journalism's laptop/dossier double standardOct 27, 2020 1:00 am - "60 Minutes" host Lesley Stahl probably figured her sit-down with President Donald Trump last week would be the usual fare. She would ask "tough questions," as she told ...
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Schneider releases first TV ad; challenger Ramirez Mukherjee avoiding the airwavesOct 26, 2020 5:30 am - With a little more than a week to go until Election Day, Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider's first TV commercial of the season has hit the airwaves. Meanwhile, Republi...