Articles filed under Politics
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On tears and 'answered prayers'Oct 03, 2019 1:00 am - I ran across a quote from the 16th century attributed to St. Teresa of Avila. It seemed to apply to some news stories over the past week, a type of story that appears fa...
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Perry planning to step down as Energy secretary by year's endOct 03, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Energy Secretary Rick Perry is planning to step down from his post by the end of the year, according to four individuals briefed on his plans, making him on...
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Consolidations would reduce costs, improve efficiencyOct 02, 2019 1:00 am - The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization dedicated to making democracy work through voter education, issue advocacy and citizen participation. ...
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Pritzker calls on Sandoval to step down from Transportation chairmanshipOct 02, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday called on Sen. Martin Sandoval to step down as chairman of the powerful Senate Transportation Committee in the w...
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Jimmy Carter once thought he was nearing death. The longest-living former U.S. president just turned 95.Oct 01, 2019 1:00 am - Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has celebrated multiple record-breaking milestones in recent years: The 40th anniversary of his inauguration was i...
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Promoting American nationalism that ignores American valuesOct 01, 2019 1:00 am - One of the puzzling aspects of Donald Trump's hyper-nationalism is its consistent denigration of the nation itself. In a 2017 Oval Office conversation between Trump, Ru...
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Taking steps to address Chicago's heart health crisisOct 01, 2019 1:00 am - According to the Centers for Disease Control, social determinants contribute to nearly 80 percent of a person's health outcome - more than any other single factor. This ...
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DuPage County board member wants voters to decide fate of recorder's officeSep 30, 2019 5:30 am - DuPage officials plan to study whether the recorder's office should be merged with the county clerk's office. But one county board member says she already wants the cons...
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Make under $35,500 a year? You may be owed mandatory overtime pay soonSep 29, 2019 6:10 am - Workers making less than $35,500 are now entitled to mandatory overtime pay from their employers, under new rules announced by the Department of Labor Tuesday. The new r...
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Trump's misbehavior is part of a global patternSep 29, 2019 1:00 am - Whether you think it rises to the level of an impeachable offense, can we all agree that what President Donald Trump did was profoundly wrong? He pressured a foreign gov...