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The debut episode of Statewide includes:Fifty years since the tumultous political convention in Chicago, renovations to the Reagan boyhood home,…
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The year was 1981. Just weeks after taking over as President, Ronald Reagan was in an operating room. He was bleeding internally from an assassin’s…
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Could the Republican nominee's emphasis on "law and order" derail a growing bipartisan consensus on crime and punishment?TRANSCRIPT: In Monday night’s…
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Could a campaign emphasis on "law and order" derail the emerging bipartisan consensus on crime and punishment?TRANSCRIPT: When Donald Trump accepted the…
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The Illinois Senate on Wednesday rebuked Governor Bruce Rauner in his labor negotiations with the state's biggest government-employee union.After months…
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A state senator is spearheading an effort to get a statue of Ronald Reagan built at the Illinois Capitol. Darin LaHood of Dunlap, a Republican, is among…
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There’s a sure-fire way to bug Republicans in Illinois: Call them up every two years and ask them why they can’t win elections. You almost can hear them…
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Protracted budget dispute produces positives for prison workers, state colleges and businessFifty-four days and 17 special sessions after its scheduled…
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The conservative icon, the only native Illinoisan to become president, died June 5. He was 93.Reagan, who was plagued by Alzheimer’s disease in his final…