Articles filed under Political Figures
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Pritzker signs economic equity packageMar 23, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a package of four bills Tuesday that made up the "economic access, equity and opportunity" pillar of the Illinois Legislative Bla...
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Facts matter: Biden exaggerated March 6 vaccine numbersMar 20, 2021 1:00 am - During a recent event with CEOs of health companies Johnson & Johnson and Merck, President Joe Biden touted the success his administration has had with getting Americans...
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COVID-19 update: 91,684 more vaccinations, 34 more deaths, 2,325 new casesMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 2,325 Thursday with 34 more deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. Since the pandemic bega...
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State says all adults can get shots starting April 12, but suburban counties stay cautiousMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is expanding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all Illinoisans age 16 and older effective April 12 and loosening restrictions on activities using a grad...
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How 'Bridge Phase' of COVID-19 rules would affect dining, fests, weddings, theaters, moreMar 18, 2021 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday outlined a path toward reopening Illinois amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with the timing based on case metrics and vaccination rates. Illinoi...
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U.S.: Putin approved operations to help Trump against BidenMar 17, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized influence operations to help Donald Trump in last November's presidential election, according to a declassified ...
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VP Harris, Jill Biden hit the road to promote relief planMar 15, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden kicked off the White House's effort to highlight the benefits of his huge COVID relief plan Monday, declaring that "hope is here in real...
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The 9 'corporate tax loopholes' Pritzker wants to end that businesses call 'incentives'Mar 13, 2021 12:00 am - In order to balance next year's state budget, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is asking legislators to eliminate what his administration calls nine "corporate tax loopholes" to gener...
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Congressmen to feds: What now for suburbanites with United Center suddenly limited?Mar 12, 2021 12:00 am - Eleven Democratic members of Congress complained to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday about its decision to exclude collar county residents from the popu...
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Biden: All adults will be eligible for vaccine by May 1Mar 11, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden pledged in his first prime-time address Thursday night to...