Articles filed under Political Figures
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Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years, then will reassessJun 04, 2021 1:00 am - Facebook said it will suspend former President Donald Trump's accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the deadly Jan. 6 insurrectio...
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Kinzinger says he'll run for Congress again in 2022Jun 03, 2021 1:00 am - Ostracized by many members of his party for criticizing former President Donald Trump, Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger on Thursday insisted he plans to run for Congr...
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Biden decries 'horrific' Tulsa massacre in emotional speechJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - TULSA, Okla. - An emotional President Joe Biden marked the 100th anniversary of the massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in Tulsa, declaring Tuesday that h...
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Biden prioritizes U.S. voting rights law as restrictions mountJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden used the 100th anniversary of Tulsa's race massacre to make a plea for sweeping legislation in Congress to protect the right to vote as ...
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Madigan's former chief of staff pleads not guilty to perjuryMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - The longtime chief of staff to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan pleaded not guilty Friday to lying under oath to a federal grand jury that was investigating...
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New law allows plaintiffs to collect pretrial interest in wrongful-death, personal injury casesMay 28, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday allowing for plaintiffs to collect pretrial interest on money awarded in some lawsuits, after vetoing a previo...
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Supreme Court won't hear FoxFire's challenge to indoor dining banMay 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court will not take up a case from a Geneva restaurant challenging Gov. J.B. Pritzker's indoor dining ban. FoxFire asked the state's h...
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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...