Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump orders more unemployment pay, a payroll tax deferralAug 08, 2020 1:00 am - BEDMINSTER, N.J. - Seizing the power of his podium and his pen, President Donald Trump on Saturday moved to bypass the nation's elected lawmakers as he claimed the autho...
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2,084 new COVID-19 cases as Pritzker announces tougher face mask enforcementAug 07, 2020 1:00 am - As new cases of COVID-19 surge, hitting 2,084 Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced tougher measures to enforce face coverings and group size limits and to fine businesse...
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'See you in court': ACLU files nearly 400 cases versus TrumpAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The day after Donald Trump's election in November 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union posted a message to him on its website: "See you in court." As pres...
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State legislator argues Pritzker should rescind orders or go to jailAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State Rep. Darren Bailey asked a downstate judge this week to agree that Gov. J.B. Pritzker violated a court ruling when he issued three COVID-19-related e...
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University of Illinois rolls out new test as state reports almost 2,000 more COVID-19 infectionsAug 06, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 rose by 1,953 Thursday, the highest daily tally since May 24, officials said, as University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scientists ramp up a saliv...
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ComEd pleads not guilty in influence-peddling caseAug 05, 2020 1:00 am - Energy utility ComEd pleaded not guilty to bribery at an arraignment Wednesday despite previously admitting wrongdoing in an influence-peddling scheme that threatens to ...
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Chicago police mistakenly arrest former state legislatorAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - Two Chicago police officers detained a former high-ranking state representative less than two blocks from his West Side home over the weekend after they mistakenly belie...
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Illinois has 1,471 new COVID-19 cases; Pritzker warns about campus parties after SIU outbreakAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - The state reported 1,471 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday and 19 new deaths as Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned college students to curtail parties after a localized surge in cases r...
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Aug. 4 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeAug 04, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 90,567 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 49% of the state's total, ac...
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Prosecutor seeking Trump's taxes cites probe of his businessAug 03, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - A Manhattan prosecutor trying to get President Donald Trump's tax returns told a judge Monday that he was justified in demanding them, citing public reports o...