Articles filed under Political Figures
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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...
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Pandemic politics: Maskless Trump visits Michigan Ford plantMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Pandemic politics shadowed President Donald Trump's trip to Michigan on Thursday to highlight lifesaving medical devices, with the president ...
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Trump: U.S. may rethink decision to exit surveillance treatyMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Thursday that Russian violations make it untenable for the U.S. to stay in a treaty that permits 30-plus nations to conduct obse...
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Historic legislative session amid COVID-19 crisis holds plenty of minefieldsMay 20, 2020 5:02 am - Pass a budget with an estimated 35% revenue shortfall, dodge lawmakers scorning face masks, shake the Magic 8 ball for an estimate of federal aid, tweak the governor's r...
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GOP fronts 'pro-Trump' doctors to prescribe rapid reopeningMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Republican political operatives are recruiting "extremely pro-Trump" doctors to go on television to prescribe reviving the U.S. economy as quickly as possib...
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May 20 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 51,349 cases of COVID-19 in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according ...
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Trump attacks study, defends using malaria drug for COVID-19May 20, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump emphatically defended himself against criticism from medical experts that his announced use of a malaria drug against the coronavirus...
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Bars and restaurants can serve outdoors as soon as May 29; golf, other restrictions to easeMay 20, 2020 1:00 am - Restaurants and bars, dealt a huge economic hit by COVID-19, can offer outdoor dining as soon as May 29, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday as state lawmakers convened to...