Articles filed under Politics
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Illinois GOP group apologizes for sharing meme calling 4 Democrats 'Jihad Squad'Jul 22, 2019 1:00 am - Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's face is contorted into an attitude-filled pout and she appears to be toting a large gun. Below her are the doctored images of three other Dem...
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Refusing to walk away from chance to make Illinois betterJul 21, 2019 1:00 am - There's no question that Illinois faces many challenges. High property taxes, aging infrastructure and years of disinvestment from higher education have certainly made i...
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Transforming Route 53 Corridor into a Nature Trail Would be a Landmark achievement for Lake CountyJul 21, 2019 1:00 am - Now that studies for the proposed Route 53 extension have come to a halt, it's time to accelerate work on constructive strategies that will relieve Lake County's traffic...
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The contagion of rationalizationJul 21, 2019 1:00 am - By Michael Gerson Susan Brooks. Brian Fitzpatrick. Will Hurd. Fred Upton. You may have read or heard these names in passing, but they are worth lingering upon. These are...
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Editorial: Running for president while serving in office — who does their jobs?Jul 20, 2019 2:00 pm - Indulge us today, please, while we tilt at windmills. Imagine how it would be received if an employee in almost any line of work went to the boss and said, “I'm trying ...
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Health agencies refusing $8 million in federal money because of new, 'unethical' rulesJul 20, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - All three Illinois organizations set to receive millions of dollars in federal family planning funds are declining them due to new rules they say are "unet...
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Columnist revisits his optimistic viewpoint after Armstrong steps on moonJul 19, 2019 1:00 am - At age 75, I don't remember much that happened 50 years ago, but I can clearly recall the Sunday when Neil Armstrong stepped from the bottom rung of the ladder of the Ap...
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Murnane's 1969 column: First cancer, hunger, then MarsJul 19, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's Note: Here is the column former Daily Herald political editor Ed Murnane wrote for the Daily Herald on July 22, 1969. By Ed Murnane Michael, at an age of sligh...
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Lottery Week celebrates contributions to IllinoisJul 19, 2019 1:00 am - In its first year of existence 45 years ago, the Illinois Lottery created its first millionaire. Her name was Irene Halley, and since then we've made 1,895 additional mi...
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The newspaper as a magical looking glass into historyJul 18, 2019 1:00 am - Stacked safely away in my attic are some keepsakes I rarely look at but could never part with. There is the Nov. 3, 2016, edition of the Daily Herald and several other n...