Articles filed under Political Figures
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Top aide to Pritzker tests positive for COVID-19May 11, 2020 1:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic has touched a member of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's senior staff who tested positive for the disease late last week, officials said Monday. The governor a...
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Duckworth reflects on prejudice, perseverance in PBS' 'Asian Americans'May 10, 2020 11:00 pm - A century of racist attacks detailed in the new PBS documentary series "Asian Americans" might have felt like ancient history just a few months ago. But through the lens...
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Illinois' COVID-19 death toll dips below 100 for first time in five daysMay 10, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time in five days Illinois' daily death toll from the COVID-19 virus fell below 100, state health authorities announced Sunday. The Illinois Department of ...
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Facts Matter: Biden didn't apologize to TrumpMay 09, 2020 1:00 am - President Donald Trump recently referred to a letter of apology he said he received from former Vice President Joe Biden, but Biden's campaign said no such letter exists...
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Aide to Vice President Pence tests positive for coronavirusMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary has the coronavirus, the White House said Friday, making her the second person who works at the White House comp...
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Testing in Illinois passes 20,000 a day, but can schools reopen this fall?May 08, 2020 1:00 am - Testing for COVID-19 surpassed the 20,000-a-day milestone, officials said, but some measures of Illinois' success fighting the deadly virus lag, raising the question of ...
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Trump praises Barr for dropping Flynn's Trump-Russia caseMay 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - In an abrupt about-face, the Justice Department said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Mich...
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Trump administration buries detailed CDC advice on reopeningMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Trump administration shelved a document created by the nation's top disease investigators with step-by-step advice to local authorities on how an...
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Justice Department dropping Michael Flynn's criminal caseMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, ab...
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Illinois surpasses 3,000 COVID-19 deaths, 1 million unemployment claims processedMay 07, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois has passed another grim milestone as state officials have now recorded more than 3,000 deaths from COVID-19. Another 138 people died in the past 24 hours, bring...