Articles filed under Political Figures
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Supreme Court allows evictions to resume, blocking Biden's banAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing evictions to resume across the United States, blocking the Biden administration from enforcing a tempo...
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Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrectionAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol riot filed a lawsuit Thursday against former President Donald Trump, his allies...
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Select Illinois employment offices taking appointments for in-person servicesAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - As federal unemployment benefits created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire next week, Illinois continues to see high unemployment rate...
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ISIS attack in Kabul kills 13 U.S. service members, at least 60 AfghansAug 26, 2021 1:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan - Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul's airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horr...
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Blinken estimates 1,500 Americans may still await evacuation from AfghanistanAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that as many as 1,500 Americans may be awaiting evacuation from Afghanistan, a figure that suggests that pa...
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Pritzker signs bills on mental health response, insurance coverageAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been steadily acting on more than 660 bills sent to him by the General Assembly this year ahead of a weekend deadline for bill actio...
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Images: Through the Film Magnifier: Stan Mikita, Gerald Ford, Bob Keeshan, Chuckwagon Days and moreAug 24, 2021 12:00 pm - See vintage Daily Herald photos of Stan Mikita, Gerald Ford, Chuckwagon Days, Bob Keeshan and more in our latest "Through the Film Magnifier" gallery. ...
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G-7 leaders can't sway Biden to delay Afghanistan withdrawalAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Sharply divided leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized democracies clashed Tuesday over U.S. President Joe Biden's insistence on withdrawing from Afgh...
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Ambulance carveout is latest Medicaid managed care battlegroundAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Stakeholders are calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to sign a bill that passed the General Assembly unanimously and would remove non-emergency ambulance service...
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U.S. troops surge evacuations out of Kabul but threats persistAug 23, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. military reported its biggest day of evacuation flights out of Afghanistan by far on Monday, but deadly violence that has blocked many desperate ev...