Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump continues to claim broad powers he doesn't haveMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Threatening to shut down Twitter for flagging false content. Claiming he can "override" governors who dare to keep churches closed to congregants. Asserting...
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160 new deaths bring state's COVID-19 toll past 5,000; contact tracing ramping upMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct that the state announced 160 more deaths Wednesday. The state's death toll from COVID-19 infections surpassed ...
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Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks himMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, the historically prolific tweeter of political barbs and blasts, threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shutt...
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Republican governors offer states as alternative GOP convention hostMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Two GOP governors are offering up their states to host the Republican National Convention - a day after President Donald Trump threatened to pull the conven...
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'We seem to have come off the peak,' Pritzker says as weekly death tolls are droppingMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - Death and hospitalization rates for COVID-19 hit significant low points Tuesday as Illinois moves toward looser COVID-19 restrictions Friday, although officials urged re...
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Pritzker casts doubt on Arlington plan for spectators at track this summerMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - The president of Arlington International Racecourse said Friday the plan to reopen this summer "is not possible" without spectators in the grandstand, but Gov. J.B. Prit...
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Trump deems churches 'essential,' calls for them to reopenMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday that he has deemed churches and other houses of worship "essential" and called on governors across the country to allow t...
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Pritzker eases child care restrictions, will allow outdoor religious services in Phase 3May 22, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois child care centers might reopen as soon as May 29 when some COVID-19 restrictions are lifted and many workers return to jobs, but they won't be at full capacity...
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State's COVID-19 infection rate continues to decline; 87 more deadMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time since the Illinois Department of Public Health began reporting COVID-19 testing figures, the state's seven-day infection rate average is below 10%. Th...
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Editorial: Trump continues his watchdog purgeMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - If we were a little less trusting, we might suggest that the uproar over the president's use of hydroxychloroquine arose as no accident. To be sure, President Donald Tru...