Articles filed under Political Figures
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Former Madigan chief of staff indictedMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - A federal grand jury has indicted Tim Mapes, the longtime chief of staff to former House Speaker Michael Madigan, on perjury and attempted obstruction of justice charges...
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Demolition would be among options for historic Stevenson homeMay 25, 2021 5:30 am - The future of the Adlai E. Stevenson Historic Home in Mettawa is in flux as the Lake County Forest Preserve District determines how best to deal with the building and 40...
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Pritzker touts 'Time to Drive' for tourism despite price of gasMay 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The splashy, $6 million Illinois tourism campaign Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled this month, "Time for Me to Drive," an anthem set to the 1970s REO Spee...
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Senate Republicans call for Prisoner Review Board appointees to testifyMay 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republican senators on Monday raised concerns about four Prisoner Review Board members who have continued to serve for almost two years despite not being c...
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State plans to pay off federal COVID loans earlyMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democratic leaders announced Thursday that they have agreed to a plan to repay the money Illinois borrowed from the Federal Re...
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Lightfoot confronts dashed hopes of her backersMay 20, 2021 1:00 am - Lori Lightfoot had her work cut out for her when she became mayor of Chicago in 2019, running as a progressive Democrat and outsider who would bring big change to City H...
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Chicago mayor: Only reporters of color will get interviews at her 2-year markMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that she will grant one-on-one interviews to mark the two-year anniversary of her inauguration solely to journalists of ...
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Pritzker announces 6-year, $20.7 billion road, bridge improvement planMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday outlined a six-year, $20.7 billion construction plan to improve roads and bridges throughout the state. The Highway Improve...
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Former Lt. Gov Corinne Wood diesMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - Corinne Wood, the first woman to serve as lieutenant governor in Illinois, has died, ABC 7 Chicago is reporting. She was 66. Her family released a statement on her passi...
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McConnell says he'll oppose Jan. 6 commission to probe riotMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday he will oppose legislation to create a commission on the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capito...