Articles filed under Political Figures
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22 — yes, 22 — candidates running for Durbin’s Senate seat; 7 seek GOP governor nominationNov 04, 2025 6:28 pm - A farmer, a sheriff and an electrician are among the candidates as the filing period for the March 17 primary ends.
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Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84Nov 04, 2025 6:08 am - Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84.
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‘Built with love’: New school building for blind, deaf students takes flightNov 03, 2025 7:35 pm - “This new facility is more than brick and mortar, it symbolizes hope,” advocates said at opening of new Philip J. Rock Center and School in Glen Ellyn.
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Pritzker discusses veto session toll hike, right-to-die legislationNov 03, 2025 6:23 pm - During a stop in the suburbs Monday, Gov. JB Pritzker discussed a proposed toll hike, right-to-die legislation and dropping an “F-bomb” in regards to President Donald Trump.
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Federal disaster relief denied for McHenry County storm damageNov 02, 2025 8:47 am - McHenry County officials are working with state agencies to appeal the the denial of federal disaster relief for severe storms that swept through the county in August.
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Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting formOct 31, 2025 8:14 pm - NEW YORK— President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judg...
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China's Xi promises to protect free trade at APEC as Trump snubs major summitOct 31, 2025 3:35 pm - GYEONGJU, South Korea — Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Asia-Pacific leaders on Friday that his country would help to defend global free trade at an annual economic region...
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Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdownOct 31, 2025 1:26 pm - Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must to continue to fund SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
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Republican leaders reject Trump’s demands to scrap Senate filibuster to end shutdownOct 31, 2025 11:05 am - Back from a week abroad, President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster and reopen the government after a monthlong shutdown, breaking with majority Republicans who have long opposed such a move.
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Deal between the US and China is undoing damage from a self-inflicted trade warOct 30, 2025 4:33 pm - BUSAN, South Korea — Three-digit tariffs are off the table, but import duties on each other are higher than in January. Rare earth materials will flow more smoothly,...