Articles filed under Politics
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A broader lens for looking at issuesNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - Very soon, the Daily Herald editorial board will formally describe a project that I'm very excited about. I think it will help inform our editorials with a unique depth ...
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Why Democrats fought to increase majority on Cook County BoardNov 14, 2018 4:30 am - While Democrats not surprisingly campaigned hard and spent heavily to win back the Illinois governor's office and a majority in the U.S. House, why were they similarly m...
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Trafficking victims deserve our help, not hateful rhetoricNov 14, 2018 12:00 am - An ugly black market sex trade exists in America. Under false pretenses, it lures or outright kidnaps teenage girls from their countries and forces them into an immoral ...
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Divestment will burn firefighters' pensionsNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - While battling a house fire in suburban Chicago late last year, Lt. Clint Sanders sustained severe burns on his hands and lungs. The 28-year veteran of the Roberts Park ...
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Are we sincere about second chances?Nov 13, 2018 12:00 am - Those of us who participated in the 2000 presidential election are getting political PTSD from the current gubernatorial and senatorial recounts in Florida. President Ge...
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Commission: Adding video gambling was like adding 24 new casinosNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - The addition of video gambling in Illinois is now the equivalent of having more than 24 casinos. That's according to details from the recently released “Wagering in Illi...
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Sun-Times: Foster leading group against Nancy Pelosi becoming House speakerNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - Taking his biggest political risk yet, Rep. Bill Foster, a Naperville Democrat, is among those leading the charge against Nancy Pelosi becoming the next speaker of the H...
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What the 6th District race can teach vulnerable Republicans on climate changeNov 12, 2018 12:00 am - Before his loss on Tuesday, Congressman Peter Roskam had been showing signs that he may have been coming around on climate change. But voters delivered their Election Ni...
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Relief is yet to comeNov 11, 2018 12:00 am - By KATHLEEN PARKER It wasn't a blue trickle, but nor was it a tsunami. Rather, the midterm elections brought a gentle, purplish wave of mostly center-leaning Democrats w...
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History teaches us that things don't always work themselves outNov 11, 2018 12:00 am - PARIS - When confronting bad news these days, many tend to assume that it's just a bump on the road and that things will work out. President Obama was fond of invoking M...