Articles filed under Politics
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Ethics reform at top of agenda for final week of veto sessionNov 11, 2019 4:40 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers will return to the Statehouse on Tuesday, with all eyes waiting to see what, if any, action will be taken on ethics reform in the Genera...
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Grayslake High grad introduces his mentor, Mike Pompeo, at Veterans Day addressNov 11, 2019 12:00 am - Mike Pompeo is known worldwide as the U.S. secretary of state, but 1986 Grayslake High School grad Eric Leafblad has another perspective. "I knew him by a different titl...
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Consolidation plan is good first step on pension crisisNov 10, 2019 12:00 am - During my time in the Illinois legislature, what I enjoyed most was identifying and making good public policy. Policy that did not enrich well-positioned individuals, co...
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Democrats will go for the safe candidate - BidenNov 10, 2019 12:00 am - Joe Biden is going to win the Democratic nomination for president. I wouldn't run to your bookie with this information. My track record is spotty, at best. But I'll be s...
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The phone call, the transcript and consciousness of guiltNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - The July 25 call between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Vlodomyr Zelenskiy is the central piece of evidence in the Democratic drive to remove the preside...
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A Veterans Day appeal: Help fight youth obesityNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - On Veterans Day, our nation honors our soldiers past and present. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to these men and women who have selflessly served our country. Tha...
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Book by anonymous Trump official portrays a presidency on the brinkNov 08, 2019 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senior Trump administration officials considered resigning en masse last year in a "midnight self-massacre" to sound a public alarm about President Donald T...
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Share your stories on joys of Black FridayNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - If the love language you speak most fluently is giving gifts, your time is about to arrive. The Season of Love is almost upon us and its semiofficial launch date - Black...
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On historic anniversary, a call to action on communismNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - This week marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It's a time to celebrate freedom's victory over communist tyranny. It's also the best time to ask: D...
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Republican lawmakers propose more ethics reformsNov 07, 2019 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois House Republicans unveiled another package of proposed ethics reforms Thursday that they say are prompted by the wide-ranging federal corruption p...