Articles filed under Politics
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State budget a good first step in real change for marginalized communitiesJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - Uplifting news can be hard to find these days. Representing health care providers serving largely minority communities, we see the challenges everywhere. The coronavirus...
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The fragile state of the free pressJul 02, 2020 1:00 am - As we approach the official celebration of America's Declaration of Independence, a new study on coronavirus news reporting gives some interesting, and uncomfortable, in...
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Raoul asks federal judge to force recognition of Equal Rights Amendment's ratificationJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' top lawyer wants a U.S. court to compel a federal official to formally acknowledge the Equal Rights Amendment received enough state support to be...
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Mendoza: New fiscal year will be even more challenging than height of budget impasseJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois, like most states, began a new fiscal year on July 1, and the person in charge of managing the state's bank accounts said she fears it could be on...
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Threatening Obamacare in a pandemicJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - Maybe it's because he resents his predecessor's popularity, especially as his plummets to record lows. Or maybe he is just so clueless and in such a state of denial that...
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Once started, mob violence targeting monuments is hard to stopJul 01, 2020 1:00 am - What do George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant, Father Junipero Serra and Christopher Columbus have in common? None were Confederate g...
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Controversy rages over DuPage board member's actions at rallyJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County Board member Pete DiCianni has become a lightning rod in the debate over policing and race after his actions Saturday at a pro-police rally in Elmhurst. Mo...
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Additional pot licenses delayed indefinitelyJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Blaming the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday issued an executive order delaying new licenses to grow, transport and infuse cannabis products. T...
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Supreme Court's abortion ruling raises stakes for electionJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Supporters of abortion rights are elated, foes of abortion dismayed and angry, but they agree on one consequence of the Supreme Court's first major abortion r...
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Tax hikes, minimum wage increase start WednesdayJun 30, 2020 1:00 am - Tax hikes on gas and marijuana start Wednesday, along with a minimum-wage increase throughout Illinois and pay raises for many state workers. The motor fuel tax rate is ...