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Lightfoot blasts Sen. Cruz on gun control
Chicago mayor blames violence on guns ‘from states dominated by coward Republicans like you’
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Ted CoxGun Control, Chicago Gun Violence, U.S. Gun Control, Illinois Gun Control, Illinois Gun Laws, Lori Lightfoot, Ted Cruz, Sean Casten, Rahm Emanuel, Garry McCarthy, Greg Abbott
Unions take hit after Janus
ILEPI’s ‘State of the Unions’ finds they still hike overall wages 11 percent
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To 500 and beyond: End-of-summer review
Farmers said, ‘Enough,’ the drumbeat for impeachment pounded, bills were signed into law, and Scabby the Rat faced off against Trump
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, J.B. Pritzker, Scabby the Rat, Vose's Korndogs, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Farmers, USDA, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Capital Bill, Reproductive Health Act, Illinois Minimum Teacher Salary, Illinois Education Funding, Paraeducators, Ameya Pawar, Universal Basic Income, Jan Schakowsky, Sean Casten, Lauren Underwood, Brad Schneider, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Bill Foster, Bill Brady, Better Government Association, BGA, EPA
Crossed lines on wireless technology
Critics, advocates clash at House committee meeting over health risks — if any — of 5G
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Ted Cox5G, 4G, Wireless Technology, Paul Heroux, McGill University, Eric Swanson, University of Pittsburgh, Jaime Andrade Jr., James Carlini, Beth Cooley, CTIA, Kimberly Walker, Stop 5G Chicago
Pritzker moves to sell Thompson Center
Landmarks Illinois urges state to take steps toward preservation
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Ted CoxThompson Center, James Thompson, J.B. Pritzker, Rod Blagojevich, Bruce Rauner, Landmarks Illinois, Bonnie McDonald, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Helmut Jahn, Jennifer Sandy, Thompson Center Sale, Chicago Architecture, Illinois Architecture
Perdue tries to calm farmers on trade
Ag secretary pushes Mexico-Canada deal, reasserts support for ethanol
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Sonny Perdue, USDA, Rodney Davis, Mike Bost, Darin LaHood, John Shimkus, Melvin Price, Illinois Farm Bureau, USMCA, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Illinois Farmers, Illinois Farm Trade, Nancy Pelosi
Foster joins calls for impeachment probe
Naperville congressman says constituents are concerned Trump is out to ‘enrich himself’
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Bill Foster, Trump Impeachment, Lynn Sweet, Lawrence O'Donnell, Deutsche Bank, Robert Mueller, Cheri Bustos, Dan Lipinski, Nancy Pelosi, Trump Doral, Trump Obstruction
Farmers to Trump: 'Enough is enough'
Illinois Farm Bureau joins Tariffs Hurt the Heartland campaign in urging end to trade war
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Ted CoxIllinois Farm Bureau, American Farm Bureau, American Farm Bureau Federation, Zippy Duvall, Trump Trade War, Trump Tariffs, Illinois Soybean Growers, Illinois Corn Growers, USDA, Brian Grete
From smoke-free to tobacco-free
UIUC widens smoke-free campus to ban smokeless tobacco too
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Paraeducators seek recognition with teachers
Elgin’s Tina Pizzitola decries ‘ignorance of who we are and what we do’
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Ted CoxParaeducators, Illinois Teachers, Illinois Education Association, National Education Association, Tina Pizzitola, Sara Moeller, Elgin U-46 School District, Paulette Rogers Gumbus, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Mitch McConnell
Firebrand Walsh challenges Trump
Controversial former congressman calls president ‘unfit’
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Joe Walsh, 2020 Presidential Election, Tea Party, Tammy Duckworth, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Anthony Scaramucci, Bill Weld, Mark Sanford, 2020 Republican Primaries
Raja joins Underwood, Schneider on impeachment
Schneider cites ‘relentless stonewalling by the Trump administration’
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Lauren Underwood, Brad Schneider, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, Sean Casten, Jerry Nadler, Trump Impeachment, Trump Obstruction, Robert Mueller, Justin Amash, Bobby Rush
Pritzker signs $40K minimum teacher salary
Raise will affect 8,000 positions and help address statewide teacher shortage
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Kathi Griffin, IEA, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Education, Andy Manar, Illinois Minimum Teacher Salary, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Illinois Teachers, Jen White, Illinois Federation of Teachers, Bentley Stewart, Dan Cox, Katie Stewart, Illinois Property Taxes
Vistra closing four coal-powered plants
Sen. Manar, environmentalists charge ‘clean’ plants are being closed to leave ‘dirty’ ones operating
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Ted CoxVistra Energy, Dynegy, Andy Manar, Curt Morgan, IEPA, Illinois Pollution Control Board, Illinois Coal, Illinois Coal Plants, Sierra Club Illinois Chapter, Jack Darin, Illinois Environmental Council, Colleen Smith
Pritzker signs immigrant protection in rebuff to Trump
‘He’s a disgrace,’ says governor
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Ted CoxCristina Castro, J.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, Illinois Immigrants, Aaron Ortiz, Sylvia Puente, Latino Policy Forum, Dual Loyalty, U.S. Immigrant Detention, Trump Immigration
Teacher shortage worse and getting worser
New IARSS President Mark Klaisner suggests short-term fixes and long-term solutions
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Ted CoxMark Klaisner, Kathi Griffin, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Public Education, Illinois Association of Regionals Superintendents of Schools, IARSS, IEA, Illinois Education Association, Illinois Education Funding, Illinois Education, Illinois Teachers, Illinois Teacher Shortage, Illinois Teacher Salary, Andy Manar, ISBE, Illinois State Board of Education
Corn, soybeans down from last year's record harvest
Quality of crops improves slightly in latest USDA report
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Pritzker joins Planned Parenthood in rejecting Trump gag rule
Governor commits to keeping reproductive-health services open
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Jennifer Welch, Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood, Planned Parenthood of Illinois, Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Title X, Title X Gag Rule, Trump Gag Rule, In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda, Kwame Raoul, Ann Marie Benitez, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
AG Raoul files suit against Trump immigration change
Duckworth, Garcia join in criticizing ‘heartless’ new rules
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Kwame Raoul, Tammy Duckworth, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, U.S. Immigration, Department of Homeland Security, "Public Charge" Rule, Emma Lazurus, Statue of Liberty, Urban Institute, Ken Cuccinelli, National Public Radio
Where we've been: Vose's Korndogs at the State Fair
Vose’s is ‘King of the Corn Dogs,’ staple of annual farm fest
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