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Walter Wendler appreciates society’s changing attitudes about its responsibility for higher education. As a scholar, Wendler, who also is chancellor of…
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Gov. Rod Blagojevich has on his happy face. Since the General Assembly adjourned for the summer, the governor has been busy applauding his administration…
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What’s in a name? A tax by any other name hits just as hard.Taxes provide dollars for everyday government expenses. Fees, at least in the traditional…
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The circumstances surrounding a meeting between U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald and Chicago police detectives in late 2001, shortly after Fitzgerald…
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One pre-emptive strike begets another. At least that’s the sequence of events in Evanston, where the city council registered its opposition to one of the…
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Kane County is just 25 miles from Lake Michigan, one of the world’s largest sources of fresh water, yet it appears out of reach. As Kane develops new…
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Imagine getting a home equity loan for $100,000, spending $27,000 of it on a new car and investing the rest — then counting on the interest earned to…
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The way U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald tells the story of his legacy, he’s leaving at the top of his game.He installed three independent U.S. attorneys in…
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Sex offenders appear everywhere. They’re in Chicago, in Galena, in Cairo, and most places in between. There’s Michael Lee Clayton who lives on Willow in…
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The bill to abolish the death penalty was not called for a vote on the House floor. Rep. Art Turner, the sponsor, says he simply couldn’t muster the votes…