Articles filed under Political Figures
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Remap puts anti-Trump GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger in Democrat-leaning districtOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - With his home district dramatically reshaped in the proposed congressional map Democratic state lawmakers have drawn for Illinois, veteran Republican U.S. Rep. Adam Kinz...
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Bill Clinton in hospital for non-COVID-related infectionOct 14, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton was admitted to a Southern California hospital Tuesday with an infection but he is 'œon the mend,'ť his spokesman said Th...
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Cook County Commissioner Scott Britton reveals cancer diagnosisOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - Maybe the thing Scott Britton likes to do most in his job as a Cook County Board commissioner is to get out and talk to people. That's what makes this chapter in his li...
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Aim to ease supply chain bottlenecks with LA port going 24/7Oct 13, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said Wednesday it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, part of ...
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House returns to stave off default with debt limit voteOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Members of the House are scrambling back to Washington on Tuesday to approve a short-term lift of the nation's debt limit and ensure the federal govern...
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Clinton and Penny team up to write novel 'State of Terror'Oct 11, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As U.S. forces left Afghanistan this summer and the Taliban seized control, Hillary Rodham Clinton responded not just as a former secretary of state but ...
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Congress off the rails? Lawmakers barrel toward fall fightsOct 11, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Year-end pileups of crucial legislation and the brinkmanship that goes with them are normal behavior for Congress. This autumn, lawmakers are barreling towa...
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COVID-19 case counts in kids and teens surpass older Illinoisans'Oct 08, 2021 1:00 am - For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, case counts of the virus in Illinoisans 19 and younger have surpassed those of other age groups. For months, 20-som...
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'Things happen': President Biden cancels visit to Elk Grove Village restaurantOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - Twice in two weeks, employees at Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue restaurant in Elk Grove Village eagerly prepared for a visit from President Joe Biden. And twice in two weeks,...
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'Experience of a lifetime': Suburban carpenter ignores nerves, introduces BidenOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - Many dignitaries were on hand to escort President Joe Biden on stage at an appearance Thursday in Elk Grove Village. But it was union carpenter Jerry Wenzel he wanted. W...