Articles filed under Political Figures
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Judge: Hastert victim broke terms of $3.5M hush-money dealSep 11, 2019 1:00 am - A former student who Dennis Hastert sexually abused decades ago breached an unwritten $3.5 million hush-money agreement with the former U.S. House speaker by telling fam...
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President Donald Trump dismisses John Bolton, says they 'disagreed strongly'Sep 10, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had significant disagreements on Iran, Afghanis...
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The Notorious RBG in Chicago: Ginsburg raps on the past and the futureSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - Just weeks after announcing she received treatment for pancreatic cancer, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday reminded a Chicago crowd the nation ha...
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Residents press Casten on impeachment at forumSep 05, 2019 5:00 am - As expected when the topic is "impeachment," no one was neutral at a town-hall meeting held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten Wednesday. But a majority of the crowd of...
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Lightfoot still fuming over feud with PreckwinkleAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Mayor Lori Lightfoot has her 100 days and her initial "State of the City" address under her belt, but former mayoral rival Toni Preckwinkle is still getting under her sk...
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Trump gives businesses deregulation whether they want it or notAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to ease the grip of environmental rules he said were throttling businesses. But time and again, his deregulatory moves as president ...
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Lightfoot still fuming over feud with PreckwinkleAug 30, 2019 1:00 am - The bad blood between the Chicago mayor and the Cook County Board president boiled over yet again on Friday in Lori Lightfoot's meeting with the Chicago Sun-Times Editor...
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Pritzker taking it easy after leg fractureAug 29, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is resting up after a minor fracture to his left leg worsened while visiting the Illinois State Fair and conducting other duties this summer. "Under d...
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No barrier too high in Trump's pursuit of border wallAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is so eager to complete hundreds of miles of border fence ahead of the 2020 presidential election that he has directed aides to fast-...
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President Trump feuds with San Juan mayor as storm takes direct aim at Puerto RicoAug 28, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued his feud with San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto, deriding her as "incompetent" in a morning tweet as Tropical Storm Dor...