Articles filed under Politics
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House votes to condemn Trump's 'racist comments that have legitimized and increased fear'Jul 16, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments that have legitimiz...
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Illinois representatives can help save the rest of the countryJul 16, 2019 1:00 am - In February, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill which will eventually raise the minimum wage in Illinois to $15 an hour. Illinois is infamous for our state's deteriorating...
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Editorial: In the wake of Trump tweets, is this who we are?Jul 15, 2019 11:00 pm - Is this who we are? Is this who we want to be? Those questions feel almost trivial in the context of a discussion about national affairs and the relationship between Pre...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Mike Ditka, Payne Stewart, Miss Schaumburg, toilet seat races and moreJul 15, 2019 5:00 am - See vintage Daily Herald images Payne Stewart at the Western Open, Henry Kissinger, Mike Ditka, dance classes, Ping-Pong and more in our latest Through the Film Magnifie...
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Lessons from Israel's "we can fix it" spiritJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's Note: This article has been updated to clarify that OrCam devices allow visually impaired people to better recognize objects. Throughout my nearly 40-year...
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Secretary of state wants protection of undocumented immigrants made lawJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' secretary of state is pursuing legislation to codify the office's long-held policy of not giving federal agencies full access to its database of ...
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Immigrants need to know their rights to protect themselves from ICEJul 14, 2019 1:00 am - There are many people reading this who wouldn't bat an eyelash if they saw an agent from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) walking up the driveway to their house...
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In presidential politics, the only certainty is uncertaintyJul 14, 2019 1:00 am - There is no clarity in the presidential race at this point, no obvious favorite, no predictable outcome. Every factor that favors President Donald Trump or the Democrats...
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Protesters line Arlington Heights road over migrant conditions near U.S.-Mexico borderJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - Protesters gathered near the downtown Arlington Heights train station Friday night to demonstrate against the conditions in migrant detention centers along the U.S. bord...
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Dems 2020 task: Convince voters to overlook economyJul 12, 2019 1:00 am - On Oct. 28, 1980, in the final debate of his race against Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan asked a question that has come to define presidential politics. "Next Tuesday all o...