Articles filed under Political Figures
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'A bit opaque' and confidential: Behind Illinois' gubernatorial pardon processFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Jerame Simmons got his long-held wish in December when he became the chief of the fire department that dismissed him 24 years ago after he was charged with...
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Pritzker touts initiatives aimed at expanding health care workforceFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker continued to promote his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year Tuesday, outlining his plan for rebuilding the state's health care...
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Legislative panel suspends COVID-19 rules for schoolsFeb 15, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A legislative panel on Tuesday voted to suspend the latest version of COVID-19 mitigations for public schools, which include requiring face masks, saying i...
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Biden seeking professional diversity in his judicial picksFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden spent a recent flight aboard Air Force One reminiscing with lawmakers and aides about his start as a young lawyer in Delaware working as...
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House panel probes Trump presidential records found in FloridaFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A House committee is investigating whether former President Donald Trump violated the Presidential Records Act, after boxes of presidential records were dis...
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State poised to relax indoor masking rules, but maybe not so fast with schools, Pritzker saysFeb 08, 2022 12:00 am - Illinoisans should expect easing in COVID-19 rules regarding masking indoors soon, but it's unclear if that will affect schools, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday. An ann...
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What does Ivanka Trump know about Jan. 6? Congress is askingFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump was in the Oval Office with his daughter Ivanka and Vice President Mike Pence's national security adviser on the morning of Jan....
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White House: Top scientist mistreated staff, apologizesFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A White House review found credible evidence that top scientist Dr. Eric Lander violated its "Safe and Respectful Workplace Policy," but the administration ...
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School mask decision by judge 'cultivates chaos,' Pritzker saysFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker Monday blasted a downstate judge's order temporarily lifting face mask restrictions at numerous school districts as sowing "chaos" amid the COVID-19 p...
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Pritzker, Raoul address surge in expressway shootings, organized retail theftsFeb 07, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Two of the state's top officials each held news conferences Monday morning to outline responses to a surge in expressway shootings and organized retail the...