Articles filed under Politics
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'Truth is, I didn't handle it well': Foxx addresses Smollet case in reelection announcementNov 19, 2019 12:00 am - A prosecutor who came under harsh criticism when her office suddenly dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett and is now the subject of a court-ordered investigatio...
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The Disney+ disclaimer: Can't we just watch the movie?Nov 19, 2019 12:00 am - I adored the story of "Cinderella" as a child. The prospect of having a man so in love with me that he'd crisscross the Kingdom searching for my size 6 1/2 foot, was hea...
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Workers save $8.5 million in first year of new retirement programNov 18, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs on Monday continued to promote a new state program which he says is a first step to alleviating a nationwide "retiremen...
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Guest columnist: How decisions over a former mosque play in religious tug of war in IndiaNov 18, 2019 12:00 am - On Nov. 8, India's supreme court decided to give the ownership of the land on which a 16th-century mosque called Babri Masjid stood to Hindu plaintiffs. In 1992, in a fr...
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Rowland: Don't get hopes up for property tax reliefNov 17, 2019 12:00 am - By Brett Rowland The 88-member Property Tax Relief Task Force charged with coming up with a plan to reduce property taxes was supposed to deliver an initial report to Go...
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Malware developers are betting you'll be fooled by 'Donald Trump Screen of Death'Nov 16, 2019 5:12 am - Malicious software makers are increasingly turning to a new target to get you to click: your favorite politician. The "Donald Trump Screen of Death" or a dancing Hillary...
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Carpentersville girl's speech on gun violence reaches CongressNov 16, 2019 12:00 am - Carpentersville resident Sara Fierro was in fifth grade on Dec. 14, 2012, when a man entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and killed 26 people, ...
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At last, Illinois finds pension answer beyond cutting benefitsNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Not including Chicago, there are 649 local pension plans for police officers and firefighters serving municipalities across Illinois. And while a small minority of these...
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No, Michael Bloomberg will not save the DemocratsNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - By Byron York WARNING: Parts of this column may bear strong resemblance to my earlier columns when Michael Bloomberg toyed with running for president, because with Bloom...
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A curious apology provides lesson for student journalistsNov 14, 2019 12:00 am - Journalism students at Northwestern University's renowned Medill School of Journalism are getting firsthand experience this week with one of the profession's most hallow...