Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump tells nation to condemn bigotry and white supremacyAug 05, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump urged the nation Monday to condemn bigotry and white supremacy after a pair of mass shootings and focused on combating mental illness...
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Preckwinkle includes Palatine on tour of areaAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle visited Palatine as part of a tour Thursday. County Board Commissioner Scott Britton of Glenview joined Preckwinkle on her ...
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Trump says he will impose new tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese imports starting next monthAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump unexpectedly announced on Thursday that he will impose new tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese imports, effectively taxing every...
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New law bars employers from asking about previous wagesJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed bills into law this week aimed at equalizing pay between men and women and expanding access to jobs in the health care industry f...
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Obama library would harm Jackson Park, federal agency saysJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - Construction of the $500 million Obama Presidential Center will have an "adverse impact" on historic Jackson Park that must be mitigated, a federal review has concluded....
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Governor signs bills to strengthen Scott's LawJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Drivers in Illinois who injure roadside workers or fail to obey construction zone signals now face the possibility of enhanced fines and even jail time. Go...
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France calls Trump's threats to tax French wine 'completely moronic'Jul 30, 2019 1:00 am - PARIS - The wine wars rage on. Last week, French President Emmanuel Macron officially signed into law a bill that allows the French government to levy special taxes on c...
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'He should investigate himself': Trump echoes Fox News again to lash out at Elijah CummingsJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - Two days after starting yet another bruising national clash over race with a barrage of tweets aimed at Rep. Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, and his majority-black...
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Family planning clinics may have to return or destroy medicationJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Health clinics overseen by Illinois organizations that opted not to receive federal family planning dollars may have to return or destroy contraception and...
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'I would fix it fast!': Trump criticized Obama for Baltimore's problems in 2015Jul 29, 2019 1:00 am - Four years ago, in the aftermath of rioting in Baltimore, Donald Trump criticized then-President Barack Obama for not doing enough to address problems in the city and cl...