Articles filed under Politics
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Higher education officials say guardianship scam is not widespread problemAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Officials from several public universities in Illinois told a panel of state lawmakers Thursday they do not believe there is widespread abuse of court-ordered ...
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Republican groups vow to stop buying Twitter ads until McConnell campaign account is unfrozenAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A move by Twitter to freeze the account of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's campaign has prompted a backlash by President Donald Trump's campaign an...
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In era of division, we can read too much into a headlineAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - It is hard for me to read some of the reaction to a derided New York Times headline without a smirk, a sigh and a forlorn shake of the head. The controversy begins with ...
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New Gaming Board chairman vows credibility, integrityAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - CHICAGO - The new chairman of the Illinois Gaming Board said Thursday he has no illusions about how tough of a job lies ahead. "We all know that those tasks are substant...
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A red flag in DixieAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. - As the entire nation reeled from the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, South Carolinians were met with news that a local teen had made violent, raci...
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State political leaders say Blagojevich needs to stay in prisonAug 08, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois political leaders from both parties on Thursday said former Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich should remain in prison despite Republican U.S. Presid...
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Remember when Trump fired Blagojevich over Harry Potter?Aug 08, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story originally was published on March 3, 2016. Reports that President Donald Trump might commute former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's senten...
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America also needs to pay attention to its 'soft power'Aug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Twenty-five years ago I wrote an opinion piece for the International Herald Tribune in Paris about America's image abroad. I was living in London and within the span of ...
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House hearing Thursday to focus on how parents are exploiting financial aid loopholeAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Two Illinois House committees will hold a joint hearing today in Chicago on the subject of wealthy parents who put their teenage children into guardianship to qualify fo...
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Like Ivanka Trump, Lightfoot got some facts wrongAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot accused Ivanka Trump of playing fast and loose with the facts while highlighting another violent summer weekend in Chicago. But the mayor might want...