Democrats hold super-majorities in both chambers of the Illinois legislature. They occupy all state offices, along with 14 of the state’s 17 congressional districts.
There is a precedent for Biden’s decision, contrary to some comments that his action is “unprecedented.”
Letter to the Editor
Involved in the midst of all the protests and political mockery was Pigasus, a 145-pound pig that Yippie leaders Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin nominated for president during a riotous gathering on Aug. 23, 1968, a few days before the convention’s opening, near the Picasso statute in what is now Daley Plaza.
Felix James Jr., 22, of 1900 block of Midday Drive, was charged with aggravated battery to a pregnant woman, aggravated fleeing and eluding, and several traffic counts after the Wednesday evening incident that started in the Grayslake area.
While Republicans in Milwaukee welcomed former President Donald Trump and his pick for vice president, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, tornado warning sirens sounded across Lake County.
Ideally, this latest incident fosters rhetorical restraint. Politicians should turn down the heat.
For the two congressmen — one a Republican, the other a Democrat — it took grit to run counter to pressure from their respective political parties.
A witness reported seeing three people running from the burning car into the woods by a nearby truck stop.
Since the war started more than 100 cities and towns across America have passed propositions demanding a cease-fire to the hostilities. Major cities such as Chicago, Atlanta, Detroit, Seattle and St. Louis have adopted resolutions calling on Congress to demand a cease-fire and the release of all Israeli hostages.