Articles filed under Politics
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Senate president pushes ban on flavored nicotine productsOct 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Legislation banning retailers from selling flavored nicotine products in Illinois will likely come before lawmakers in mid-November, its sponsor said Tuesd...
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Bill to ban vaping in public places passes state SenateOct 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bill looping electronic cigarettes into the Smoke Free Illinois Act passed the Senate on Tuesday. Sponsored by Indian Creek Democratic Sen. Terry Link, t...
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Lawmaker accused of bribing senator for bill support; reports say senator's from Lake CountyOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - An Illinois state lawmaker bribed a legislative colleague with an offer of $2,500 a month in exchange for the state senator's support of his sweepstakes machine legislat...
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Committee sees partisan split on ethylene oxide votesOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The House Energy and Environment Committee diverged Monday on a pair of highly publicized bills aiming to better regulate ethylene oxide gas emissions in t...
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A tale of (teaching in) two cities: Chicago, Illinois, and Charleston, South CarolinaOct 28, 2019 1:00 am - On Oct. 17, 2019, the Chicago Teachers Union launched a citywide strike. Throughout the Windy City, almost 360,000 students are out of the classroom again because 25,000...
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Populist policies are leading to a global slumpOct 27, 2019 1:00 am - Nine years ago, beginning in Tunisia, a series of street protests across the Middle East turned the region upside down and became known as the Arab Spring. At times in t...
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Hysteria over pullout can't be taken seriouslyOct 27, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump says he wants to get our troops out of the "blood-stained sand" of the Middle East. Most sane Americans would agree with that goal and hope he's s...
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Pritzker tells state officials not to speak at City ClubOct 25, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has ordered state officials to steer clear of speaking engagements at the City Club of Chicago amid revelations that federal agents searched the civic...
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Most political tweets you see are from a small group of usersOct 25, 2019 1:00 am - A social media feed full of like-minded opinions may feel comforting, but experts say it can be dangerous for the political process. The display of the power of a chorus...
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Immaculate deception: Fair workweek ordinance will punish Chicago's working parentsOct 25, 2019 1:00 am - There were cheers and celebration when the Chicago City Council voted in favor of some of the strictest and most wide-ranging predictive scheduling laws in the country e...