Articles filed under Politics
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The cancerous consensus in today's politicized WashingtonJul 25, 2019 1:00 am - You often hear that in these polarized times, Republicans and Democrats are deadlocked on almost everything. But the real scandal is what both sides agree on. The best e...
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Gender still plays too big a role in setting salariesJul 24, 2019 1:00 am - Today, American women make up nearly half the workforce, receive their college and graduate degrees at a greater rate than men and are often the sole or co-breadwinners ...
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Editorial: There should be consequences for reckless, inappropriate political postsJul 23, 2019 11:00 pm - In January, the leader of Lake County Republican Party defended an offensive social media post that mocked U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth War...
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Roskam on being in the private sector: 'The season for me in public life, I think, has come to a close'Jul 23, 2019 1:00 am - In his old job as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 6th Congressional District, Republican Peter Roskam worked on health care, trade and tax matters....
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Hoffman Estates approves three advisory referendums for March 2020 ballotJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates village board members have unanimously approved three advisory referendums for the March 17, 2020, ballot - the maximum any Illinois government body can ...
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Tweet storm about 'Squad' just his latest smokescreenJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - Don't breathe a word, but President Donald Trump is up to something. His insulting, too-dumb-to-fail comments about four freshmen female members of Congress have the ci...
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Two police officers fired for Facebook post that suggested Ocasio-Cortez should be shotJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - Two Louisiana police officers were fired Monday for a Facebook post that suggested Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., should be shot. Charlie Rispoli, an officer wit...
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New state law might scrub Elk Grove term limits referendumJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - A bill signed last Friday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker may scrub the term limits referendum in Elk Grove Village, but the attorney for the petition drive says the new law is un...
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Boris Johnson, Britain's incoming prime minister, in his own colorful wordsJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - Boris Johnson, Britain's incoming prime minister, had once said his chances of becoming the country's leader were "about as good as the chances of finding Elvis on Mars,...
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Thousands take to the streets in Puerto Rico to demand governor's resignationJul 22, 2019 1:00 am - SAN JUAN, - Puerto Ricans filled the streets in a massive planned protest, paralyzing a major San Juan highway in an islandwide demonstration to demand that their govern...