Articles filed under Political Figures
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'We seem to have come off the peak,' Pritzker says as weekly death tolls are droppingMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - Death and hospitalization rates for COVID-19 hit significant low points Tuesday as Illinois moves toward looser COVID-19 restrictions Friday, although officials urged re...
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Pritzker casts doubt on Arlington plan for spectators at track this summerMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - The president of Arlington International Racecourse said Friday the plan to reopen this summer "is not possible" without spectators in the grandstand, but Gov. J.B. Prit...
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Trump deems churches 'essential,' calls for them to reopenMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday that he has deemed churches and other houses of worship "essential" and called on governors across the country to allow t...
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Pritzker eases child care restrictions, will allow outdoor religious services in Phase 3May 22, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois child care centers might reopen as soon as May 29 when some COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and many workers return to jobs, but they won't be at full capacity...
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State's COVID-19 infection rate continues to decline; 87 more deadMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time since the Illinois Department of Public Health began reporting COVID-19 testing figures, the state's seven-day infection rate average is below 10%. Th...
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Editorial: Trump continues his watchdog purgeMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - If we were a little less trusting, we might suggest that the uproar over the president's use of hydroxychloroquine arose as no accident. To be sure, President Donald Tru...
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Pandemic politics: Maskless Trump visits Michigan Ford plantMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Pandemic politics shadowed President Donald Trump's trip to Michigan on Thursday to highlight lifesaving medical devices, with the president ...
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Trump: U.S. may rethink decision to exit surveillance treatyMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Thursday that Russian violations make it untenable for the U.S. to stay in a treaty that permits 30-plus nations to conduct obse...
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Historic legislative session amid COVID-19 crisis holds plenty of minefieldsMay 20, 2020 5:02 am - Pass a budget with an estimated 35% revenue shortfall, dodge lawmakers scorning face masks, shake the Magic 8 ball for an estimate of federal aid, tweak the governor's r...
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GOP fronts 'pro-Trump' doctors to prescribe rapid reopeningMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican political operatives are recruiting "extremely pro-Trump" doctors to go on television to prescribe reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possib...