Articles filed under Political Figures
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5,368 new COVID-19 cases but 4.1% positivity rate as state blames computers, saliva test influxSep 04, 2020 1:00 am - The state's COVID-19 case count surged by 5,368 Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported, but it qualified that the unprecedented spike occurred because...
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Illinois among last states to apply, be approved for added $300 unemployment benefitSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois is one of the last states to apply and be approved for a federal program providing an additional $300 in unemployment assistance per week to quali...
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Illinois' COVID-19 cases surpass 240,000 as counties ramp up contact tracing hiresSep 03, 2020 1:00 am - Cases of COVID-19 increased by 1,360 Thursday - the lowest count since Aug. 10, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced. Twenty-five additional people died f...
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump misstates what happened in KenoshaSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is not waiting for a trial to sort out what happened on the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, where prosecutors say a 17-year-old w...
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New cases down to 1,492, but 6.5% positive-test rate TuesdaySep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' daily positive-test rate for COVID-19 spiked to 6.5% Tuesday compared to the seven-day average of 4.3%, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker imposed restrictions on the Metro...
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Court blocks release of Trump tax returns amid latest appealSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a New York prosecutor from obtaining Donald Trump's tax returns while his lawyers continue to fight a subpoena...
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Feder: Trump tweets 'good luck' message on eve of 'News Nation' launchSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Hours before tonight's debut of a three-hour primetime national newscast from Chicago that promises to be free of political bias, “News Nation” has received an unsolicit...
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Trump tours Kenosha, blames rioting on Democrats; Blake's uncle says keep awaySep 01, 2020 1:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. - President Donald Trump dove into the latest eruption in the nation's reckoning over racial injustice on Tuesday, touring the destruction left by violence...
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In downtown Antioch, support and worry ahead of Trump's visit to KenoshaAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - Downtown Antioch started returning to normalcy Monday, and residents and business owners expressed different opinions on a local teenager accused of killing two people a...
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Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stageAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans' safety as he accepted his party's renomination on the S...