Articles filed under Political Figures
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Full text of Pritzker's State of the State addressJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - The following are the governor's remarks as prepared for delivery: Speaker Madigan, President Harmon, Leader Durkin, Leader Brady, Lt. Gov. Stratton, my fellow constitut...
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Question time: What's next in Trump's impeachment trialJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - With opening arguments wrapped up in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, senators will now get a chance to ask questions. But the normally loqu...
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Optimism, calls for ethics reforms highlight Pritzker's addressJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker struck a tone of optimism and accomplishment in his annual State of the State Address on Wednesday, declaring "the old patronage system ...
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Watch: Trump impeachment trial gets more pointed with Bolton book at the centerJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's impeachment trial shifted to sharply pointed, back-and-forth questioning Wednesday as Republicans strained to contain the fallout o...
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Rosemont mayor to have surgery Jan. 31Jan 28, 2020 12:00 am - Rosemont Mayor and Republican state Rep. Brad Stephens will undergo surgery to replace a hip and repair a fracture in his right femur. In a post on social media, Stephe...
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Sandoval pleads guilty to bribery, tax chargesJan 28, 2020 12:00 am - At the time a powerful state senator, Martin Sandoval said in a 2018 restaurant meeting in Burr Ridge that he was going all out for a red-light camera company in return ...
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Watch: Trump team wrapping up trial defense as senators mull BoltonJan 28, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's legal team prepared to wrap up arguments in his impeachment trial Tuesday as Senate Republicans wrestled with whether to allow...
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At Sundance, Clinton warns of voter suppression in electionJan 27, 2020 6:00 am - PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Since losing the 2016 election to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has released a memoir about that defeat, launched a political action committee and...
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'I think we might have a chance': Trump says he'll release Middle East peace plan TuesdayJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - President Donald Trump said there's a chance the Middle East peace plan he plans to release on Tuesday - after three years in development - wins the support of Palestini...
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Key GOP senators say Bolton account bolsters case for witnessesJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - Two GOP senators said the explosive revelations in a draft of a book by former National Security Adviser John Bolton have bolstered the case for the Senate to hear new t...