Articles filed under Politics
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Constable: It's time to honor a woman with a national holidayJan 21, 2020 4:00 am - We rightfully honored Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday for his important contribution to America as the leader of the civil rights movement. Yet there would be no MLK ho...
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In defense of IowaJan 21, 2020 12:00 am - We have reached that time in every presidential nominating year when distinguished, national opinion leaders beat up on Iowa and that admirable state's influential role ...
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Senate appears set to abdicate key role the founders intendedJan 21, 2020 12:00 am - The Senate is in danger of a failure of epic proportions in the upcoming impeachment trial. Regardless of whether or not senators vote to impeach President Trump, how th...
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Term limits, school upgrades among Northwest suburban ballot questionsJan 20, 2020 4:30 am - While their names may not be listed, a March 17 ballot question in Elk Grove Village will be a de facto referendum on Mayor Craig Johnson and his long-tenured board of t...
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School projects, street repairs on Lake County primary ballotJan 20, 2020 4:30 am - School building projects, fire station upgrades and a new sales tax will be among the requests put to Lake County voters March 17. Here's a recap of referendums on the ...
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The 'X Caucus' factor: Concessions to moderates key in Harmon's election as Senate leaderJan 20, 2020 12:00 am - Oak Park Democrat Don Harmon's selection as the new Illinois Senate president Sunday came thanks, in large part, to a group of moderate suburban and downstate Democrats ...
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On Martin Luther King Day 2020, the question that remainsJan 20, 2020 12:00 am - So many years have come to pass with many related events long since forgotten; but some memories never fade away. I will always remember the day Dr. King was assassina...
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Republican U.S. Senate candidates to meet Saturday in SchaumburgJan 20, 2020 12:00 am - The Schaumburg Township Republican Organization will hold a candidate forum Saturday, Jan. 25, for the Republican U.S. Senate candidates for Illinois. The invited candid...
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Ethylene oxide blood levels should be considered normalJan 19, 2020 12:00 am - A researcher from the University of Illinois-Chicago recently issued a brief summary of preliminary testing results concerning ethylene oxide levels in the blood of Illi...
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Harmon of Oak Park chosen to serve as president of Illinois SenateJan 19, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Senator Don Harmon, an Oak Park Democrat, was elected by his peers as the 39th president of the Illinois Senate on Sunday after hours of behind-the-s...