Clearly, the war is an emergency that has caused economic disruption for working-class families, senior citizens and those living paycheck to paycheck in Illinois.
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Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
While the bill sides with employees, Sampson said legislators represent not just employees but also consumers, grocery stores and senior citizens struggling to cover the cost of their basic needs.
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Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
21 Mar. 2026
What father would ever allow such devastation, assuring fellow patriarchs that their lives without sons would be ruined forever?
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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
Perhaps, for a man who has always lived in the shadow of distant patriarchs, the only thing worse than perpetually wondering what his father really thought would be finding out for sure.
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