Articles filed under Political Figures
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Pritzker extends emergency housing relief application periodAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinoisans suffering economic decline due to COVID now have an extra week to apply for emergency rental assistance. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday t...
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Trump campaign's Russia contacts 'grave' threat, Senate saysAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Trump campaign's interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a "grave" counterintelligence threat, a Sen...
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Democrats make it official, nominate Biden to take on TrumpAug 18, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Anxious Democrats from every corner of America cemented Joe Biden's status as their best hope to defeat President Donald Trump Tuesday night, formally no...
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'Trumpocrat' Blagojevich to headline GOP candidate's fundraiser in St. CharlesAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - Disgraced former Gov. Rod Blagojevich once joked about not having a speaking role at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, saying the "Democratic National C...
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United against Trump — Obama, Sanders and a few Republicans urge voters to back BidenAug 17, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK — Former first lady Michelle Obama assailed President Donald Trump Monday night, delivering a scathing critique of the Republican president who replaced her hus...
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Former Illinois Gov. Thompson, who fought corruption, diesAug 15, 2020 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson, whose prosecutions of public officials - including a predecessor - helped catapult him to become the state's longest-se...
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James Thompson: Fierce prosecutor including of a governor, became one, defended oneAug 15, 2020 1:00 am - Back when there was such a thing as a liberal Republican politician, James R. Thompson was the GOP's rising star. "Big Jim" - he stood 6 feet 6 inches - was Illinois' lo...
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Palestinians say UAE deal hinders quest for Mideast peaceAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - JERUSALEM - Israel's agreement to establish diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates marks a watershed moment in its relations with Arab countries, but the Palestin...
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New COVID-19 cases push past 2,000 again; Kane, Will counties put in 'warning level'Aug 14, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 surged by 2,264 Friday, a 73% increase from a month ago, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. The development mirrors last week when ...
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How the U.S. mail became a presidential campaign issueAug 13, 2020 1:00 am - Rarely has the U.S. Postal Service found itself a top issue in a presidential election. But the coronavirus has turned up the pressure in two ways. It's exacerbated the ...