Articles filed under Political Figures
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State's coronavirus cases top 1,000, 'will continue to increase'Mar 22, 2020 1:00 am - The number of coronavirus cases in Illinois has now surpassed 1,000 as state officials reported 296 new infections Sunday, along with three more fatalities. With the thr...
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump's takes on drugs for virusMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - "Could be a game changer." "Very exciting." "The way they acted with this kind of speed is an incredible thing." "Very powerful." "This could be a tremendou...
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Pritzker: 168 new COVID-19 cases, one new deathMar 21, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker Saturday asked medical professionals like doctors and nurses who had recently retired or switched jobs to return and help combat the COVID-19 disease ...
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Pritzker issues 'stay at home' order starting 5 p.m. Saturday; schools to stay closed longerMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has issued a stay-at-home order beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday and lasting through April 7. Pritzker said people should isolate themselves at home but ...
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What does the stay-at-home order mean exactly? Here are some guidelines.Mar 20, 2020 1:00 am - It sounds scary, but what does a stay-at-home order really mean? Essentially, it's tightening existing rules about social distancing and staying at home as the world cop...
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Trump weighs controls on companies that take virus bailoutsMar 20, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday the government should take an equity stake in some companies that need bailouts because of devastating effects of ...
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Trump invokes special powers to strengthen virus defensesMar 18, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Confronting twin health and economic crises, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will invoke emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies agai...
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Trump clinches GOP nomination with Tuesday primary winsMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has clinched the Republican Party nomination, surpassing the necessary delegate threshold. Trump, who had only token opposition,...
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First coronavirus death in Illinois; 22 cases at DuPage County nursing homeMar 17, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced the state's first COVID-19 death, of a Chicago woman in her 60s, and an outbreak in a nursing home in Willowbrook. The number of ...
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Pritzker endorses Biden for presidentMar 16, 2020 1:00 am - After weeks of holding back, Gov. J.B. Pritzker endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee for president. "As our nation faces some of the bigges...