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Dems select Welch as new House speaker
‘It is time for new leadership in the House,’ says Madigan, ending 36-year run
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Ted CoxMichael Madigan, Emanuel Chris Welch, Illinois House Speaker, J.B. Pritzker, Jim Durkin, ComEd Bribery, Thomas Kilbride, Dick Durbin, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Rodney Davis, Kelly Cassidy, Stephanie Kifowit, Lance Yednock, Katie Stuart
VP rejects Trump removal, impeachment on
National Guard in U.S. Capitol to protect legislators; 10 Republicans join majority to impeach president second time
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Ted CoxTrump Impeachment, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, 25th Amendment, Adam Kinzinger, Nancy Pelosi, Jerrold Nadler, Joe Biden, Jason Crow, FBI, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, Mitch McConnell
Duckworth, Durbin ask Biden to back biofuels
Other Midwest senators join call to roll back Trump actions on ethanol, climate change
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Ted CoxEthanol Waivers, Illinois Ethanol, Tammy Duckworth, Tammy Baldwin, Dick Durbin, Amy Klobuchar, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Tina Smith, Debbie Stabenow, Renewable Fuel Standard, Illinois Farmers, Illinois Corn Growers, Illinois Soybean Growers, Trump Trade War, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Cheri Bustos
Union construction builds strong economy
Collective bargaining agreements benefit workers, spread impact through local economy, says study
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Ted CoxUnion Construction, Collective Bargaining Agreements, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, ILEPI, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Jill Gigstad, Mid-American Regional Bargaining Association, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Census Bureau
Pritzker: 'We need more vaccines'
Guv looks ahead to next phase of inoculations and easing mitigations after receiving assurances from President-elect Biden
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Vaccine, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Gretchen Whitmer, Tim Walz, Tony Evers, Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, Moderna Vaccine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Ngozi Ezike
Reform for Illinois cheers election process
But more reforms necessary, says ED Alisa Kaplan, and wider ballot access granted in pandemic may not stick
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Ted CoxReform for Illinois, Alisa Kaplan, 2020 Election, 2020 Illinois Election, COVID-19, Vote By Mail, Illinois Ballot Access, Kanye West, Illinois Sunshine, Illinois Campaign Financing, Better Government Association, BGA, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, Jim Durkin, Bill Brady, Thomas Kilbride, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, Rodney Davis, Gerrymandering
Kinzinger voted for, with Trump before turning
Republicans suddenly scurry away from president in his last weeks in office
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Adam Kinzinger, U.S. Capitol Assault, Nikki Haley, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, Trump Impeachment, Paris Climate Agreement, Heroes Act, Voting Rights Act, Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight.com, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin McCarthy, Mary Miller, Mike Bost, Jamal Khashoggi
Reefer revenue reaches $175M for first year
State takes in record monthly high of $25M in taxes for recreational cannabis in December — and holds it
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Ted CoxIllinois Legalization, Illinois Cannabis Tax Revenue, Illinois Cannabis Sales, Illinois Cannabis, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Revenue, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Department of Revenue, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Liquor Taxes
Trump's Capitol putsch was years in the making
If government is perceived as the enemy, it’s only a matter of time before people try to overthrow it
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Trump Putsch, U.S. Capitol Assault, Ronald Reagan, Bruce Rauner, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Succession, COVID-19, Coronavirus Pandemic, Grover Norquist, Adolf Hitler, Mary Miller, World Wrestling Entertainment, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Mike Bost, Scott Walker, Ken Griffin, Richard Uihlein, Joe Biden
Pritzker blasts Rep. Miller over pro-Hitler remark
‘Hitler got nothing right,’ says guv, decrying ‘vile, evil streak’ in Republican Party
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Ted CoxMary Miller, Donald Trump, J.B. Pritzker, Adolf Hitler, Trump Coup, Trump Putsch, John Shimkus, Adam Kinzinger, Ted Cruz, Joe Biden, Robert Loerzel, Illinois Holocaust Museum
Pritzker drops next-phase vaccine age limit to 65
Decision driven by concerns over racial equity; regional tier mitigations could be downgraded Jan. 15
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, COVID-19 Vaccine, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 Disparities, Illinois Department of Public Health, Donald Trump, Joe Biden
AG Raoul warns against COVID vaccine scams
Guard against rogue offers, as shots are only available through designated health clinics
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Minority businesses left waiting for COVID relief
Paycheck Protection Program prioritized big firms in well-to-do areas, AP study finds
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State's stockings stuffed with legal weed
December ends first year of legalization with new records across the board for adult-use cannabis
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Sen. Manar to join Pritzker administration
Leading voice in General Assembly quits to become senior adviser to governor
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Trump prods Ga. official to defy voters
Sen. Durbin demands criminal probe; Carl Bernstein calls it ‘worse than Watergate’
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, 2020 Election, Dick Durbin, Carl Bernstein, Brad Raffensperger, Ted Cruz, Adam Kinzinger, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Bob Woodward
Sic transit annus horribilis
It was a very dark year, but not without glimmers of hope for the future
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Ted Cox2020 Year in Review, Annus Horribilis, Lorado Taft, Graceland Cemetery, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump Impeachment, Kamala Harris, Lauren Underwood, Jim Oberweis, Sean Casten, Jeanne Ives, Dick Durbin, Illinois Teacher Shortage, IDES, Illinois Insulin, Women's March Chicago, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery, Fair Tax Amendment, Thomas Kilbride, Michael Frerichs, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Anna IL, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Revenue, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis, Angela Jackson, John Prine, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett, Bruno the Bear, U.S. Census, COVID-19, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Vaccine
Passing of 'The Legend'
Mike Mills, world-renowned pitmaster and owner of 17th Street Barbecue, dies
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Monarch butterflies' countdown to extinction
Trump administration puts off decision on endangered species, intends to keep counting dwindling numbers
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Ted CoxMonarch Butterflies, Donald Trump, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Act, Endangered Species, American Farm Bureau Federation, Zippy Duvall, Illinois Farm Bureau, Illinois Monarch Project, Iris Caldwell, Joe Biden
Trump fiddles as idled workers fume
Delay to COVID relief bill threatens unemployed workers with lost week in benefits as new claims continue to rise
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