Articles filed under Politics
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State senators, state's attorney debate pros, cons of recreational marijuana billMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - Depending on your point of view, legalizing recreational marijuana in Illinois may help limit teen drug use or it may create a new batch of problems for local police. Il...
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Sports betting at Wrigley, Soldier Field? Some proposals would allow itMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Sports betting could take place at the homes of the White Sox, the Bears, the Bulls and the Cubs depending on which details emerge in a final bill to legal...
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Protecting health care - and our ConstitutionMay 14, 2019 1:00 am - For House Democrats, this will be health care week. How many voters will notice? The answer will be instructive about how the constitutional crisis that is upon us will ...
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Next U.S. president won't be a woman - but the one after that?May 14, 2019 1:00 am - Conventional wisdom in my inner circle of sorcerers and sources has been that the first female president will be a Republican. This is because America is still mostly a ...
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At last, a prince worthy of the American RevolutionMay 13, 2019 1:00 am - As I watched the Internet overheat with excitement about the birth of Meghan and Harry's new baby, I found myself mystified by the entire kerfuffle. Had we been magicall...
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Administration wants to change how often debt collectors can call, text or emailMay 12, 2019 6:00 am - Christopher Fultz peered at his phone during a break at his job as a paramedic and saw an unusual text displaying his name in all caps. Click on the link, said the messa...
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Vanier's radical Christianity modeled a compassionate pathMay 12, 2019 1:00 am - With the passing of Jean Vanier on May 7, the sum of the world's welcoming kindness diminished appreciably. More than 50 years ago, Vanier sparked an unlikely movement ...
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Self-impeach? Talk shifts toward Trump defiance of CongressMay 10, 2019 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has introduced a new concept into the debate over President Donald Trump's actions: "self-impeaching." As Trump all but goads Dem...
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Trump plan on prescription drug finds ally in Democrat DurbinMay 10, 2019 1:00 am - Earlier this week, the Trump administration announced a new requirement for drug companies to list the price of prescription medications in television advertisements and...
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Democrats to talk politics in Gurnee on May 13May 10, 2019 1:00 am - The Illinois Tenth Congressional District Democrats and the Newport Township Democrats are holding "Let's Talk Politics in Gurnee," the latest edition in Tenth Dems Univ...