Articles filed under Politics
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Attorney general says ex-lawmakers waited too long to seek back payAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois attorney general says two former lawmakers should not receive back pay for frozen cost-of-living increases and forced furlough days because th...
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Trump administration to reverse limits on methane, a powerful greenhouse gasAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency is set to announce Thursday that it will loosen federal rules on methane, a powerful greenhouse gas linked to climate ch...
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Citing $838M deficit, Lightfoot warns of 'hard choices' aheadAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday entered the living rooms of Chicagoans in a televised address to warn of "hard choices" ahead, revealing a staggering deficit of $838 mi...
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Building an inclusive United Nations with Taiwan on boardAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - By Jaushieh Joseph Wu This July, President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China (Taiwan) traveled through New York, an icon of diversity and freedom and home to the Uni...
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New law will abolish charter school commissionAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The state commission that oversees charter schools is set to be abolished next year while its powers and duties will be transferred to the Illinois State B...
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Democracy won't die if we don't let itAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Democracy's premise is that ordinary citizens can make solid decisions on complex issues. But this basic principle and the structure of laws and practices erected over t...
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Lightfoot vows to show 'path forward' in Thursday's 'State of the City' addressAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Though Mayor Lori Lightfoot has dismissed the first-100-days tradition as a "Hallmark holiday created by the media, not us," the first-term mayor spent Wednesday touting...
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Founders never intended a democracyAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - See the text of Williams' column from today's Daily Herald here: ...
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Foster joins other suburban Democrats in backing impeachmentAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - Congressman Bill Foster on Wednesday joined the six other Democrats who represent the suburbs in endorsing an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. The Naperv...
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Dionne: Public options and how government can expand freedomAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - By E.J. Dionne Jr. Complaining about government - its failures, its corruption and, in the worst cases, its capacity to oppress - is both an American pastime and a right...