Articles filed under Political Figures
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Community colleges renew push for four-year degrees, but universities push backApr 29, 2025 7:07 pm - Harper College and other community colleges are lobbying legislators for the right to offer four-year bachelor’s degrees in select fields, but the proposal faces opposition from universities who fear duplication of efforts.
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Hegseth boasts about ending ‘woke’ program on women and security that Trump had signed into lawApr 29, 2025 1:00 pm - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth boasted on social media Tuesday that he had dismantled a program supporting women on security teams — and may not have realized the program he tried to break was not a “woke” Biden-era initiative but instead a celebrated program signed into law by his boss, President Donald Trump.
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Trump marks his first 100 days in office in campaign mode, focused on grudges and grievancesApr 29, 2025 8:29 am - President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Michigan on Tuesday to mark the first 100 days of his second term, staging his largest public event since returning to the White House in a state that has been especially rocked by his steep trade tariffs and combative attitude toward Canada.
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Trump made big promises and moved at frenetic speed. 100 days in, here's what he's done and not doneApr 28, 2025 9:55 am - The weeks since President Donald Trump returned to office have been a whirlwind of activity to show Americans that his administration is relentlessly pursuing his promises.
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JB Pritzker calls out ‘do-nothing’ Democrats for failing to push back against TrumpApr 28, 2025 7:30 am - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sharply criticized fellow Democrats on Sunday for not doing enough to oppose President Donald Trump, drawing a clear divide between himself and other high-profile Democrats seen as future presidential contenders.
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Trump inauguration got millions from Illinois residents and companies, report showsApr 27, 2025 9:00 pm - More than $5 million of the record-setting $239 million donated to fund President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s inauguration celebration came from Illinoisans and Illinois-based companies.
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Illinois lawmakers stop in Buffalo Grove to protest federal funding cutsApr 27, 2025 6:50 pm - Democratic state lawmakers gathered Sunday in Buffalo Grove as part of a four-stop bus tour of Chicago and the suburbs to speak out against cuts in federal funding.
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ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyers sayApr 25, 2025 2:32 pm - The federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students around the U.S. after many filed court challenges against the Trump administration crackdown, government lawyers said Friday.
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Canadians put off by Trump’s bluster and border arrests are booking far fewer US visitsApr 25, 2025 2:12 pm - Diana and Rick Bellamy initially planned to take a Caribbean cruise out of Houston before heading to Laurel, Mississippi, to visit the home of one of their favorite HGTV shows, “Home Town.”
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Wall Street’s rally fades as more CEOs talk about uncertainty because of Trump's trade warApr 25, 2025 10:06 am - Wall Street's big three-day rally is running out of steam, and U.S. stocks are drifting in mixed trading Friday as they near the end of another roller-coaster week.