Articles filed under Politics
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Once-vetoed plan aimed at consolidation in McHenry, Lake counties moves to SenateApr 05, 2019 1:00 am - A revised plan to make it easier for McHenry County voters to abolish local townships is now headed to the Illinois Senate. The plan, approved by the Illinois House this...
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Campton Hills video gambling proponents see progress despite referendum resultApr 05, 2019 1:00 am - Nearly 54 percent of voters in Campton Hills weighed in against allowing video gambling in the village in this week's election, but Trustee Nick Girka doesn't necessaril...
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Columnists Steve and Cokie Roberts caution against dumping the Electoral CollegeApr 04, 2019 11:00 pm - By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts Democrats are really frustrated, and for good reason. After the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, Republicans succ...
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Guest View: President Trump's executive order on free speech is all politicsApr 04, 2019 11:00 pm - Last Thursday, President Donald Trump signed his long-promised Executive Order concerning free speech on campus. Entitled "Improving Free Inquiry, Transparency and Accou...
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Columnist Fareed Zakaria says President Trump's encouragement for more legal immigration might be on targetApr 04, 2019 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's threat to close the U.S.-Mexico border has confused even his allies. Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, said it "would be bad for ...
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House OKs letting kids 12 and older stay home aloneApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is one step closer to lowering from 14 to 12 the age at which a child may legally be left at home alone. The proposed change passed the House with...
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Everything we know - and what we don't - about this year's White House correspondents' dinnerApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - The events surrounding this year's White House correspondents' dinner on April 27 - the annual blitz of parties that at its most bloated had stretched to a week-long bin...
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The irony in #MeToo controversy over Joe Biden's flirtationsApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - CAMDEN, S.C. - At a recent brunch here preceding the Carolina Cup steeplechase race, the host gave me a gift of hometown recognition and, though we are friends, extended...
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The diverse, and tasty, elements that go into election coverageApr 04, 2019 1:00 am - Random thoughts about news coverage as another election season comes to an end: • In 1999, school board and municipal elections were combined, primarily to save the cost...
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Voters on fifth try approve reduction in Elk Grove fire board's sizeApr 03, 2019 7:00 pm - The fifth time was a winner for the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District board's repeated attempts to reduce its size. With 3 of 3 precincts reporting, unofficial re...