Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump pardons 15, including allies convicted in Russia probe like PapadopoulosDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned 15 people, including Republican allies, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former governme...
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Trump calls stimulus bill a 'disgrace,' calls for $2,000 per person instead of $600Dec 22, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump late Tuesday threatened to torpedo Congress' massive COVID-19 relief package in the midst of a raging pandemic and deep economic unce...
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Illinois' COVID-19 metrics 'moving in the right direction,' surgeon general saysDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - The U.S. Surgeon General said Illinois' COVID-19 metrics are “moving in the right direction” as new COVID-19 infections numbered 6,239 Tuesday and case averages dropped ...
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Biden to address COVID bill, holiday pandemic precautionsDec 22, 2020 12:00 am - WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed empathy with struggling families and applauded Congress for passing the coronavirus relief bill as the ...
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Barr undercuts Trump on election and Hunter Biden inquiriesDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr used his final public appearance to undercut President Donald Trump on multiple fronts Monday, saying he saw no reason to appo...
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COVID-19 in Illinois: A timeline of the pandemicDec 19, 2020 12:00 am - Jan. 24 A Chicago woman becomes the second COVID-19 patient in U.S. and first in Illinois after she returns from a visit to Wuhan, China. She is treated at Amita St...
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The year of the pandemic: COVID-19 pushed us to the limit. Illinois pushed back.Dec 19, 2020 12:00 am - It was just one case. Illinois' sole COVID-19 infection was announced Jan. 24 and the public moved on. One case became 19 on March 10. Nineteen infections morphed into ...
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17,000 health workers vaccinated so far; nursing homes could get shots Dec. 28Dec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Deaths from COVID-19 surpassed 15,000 Friday, officials reported, as more than 17,000 health care workers in the suburbs and beyond have been vaccinated against the resp...
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Pence, surgeon general get vaccines, as well as members of Congress like Rep. UnderwoodDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence became the highest ranking U.S. official to receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Friday in a live-television event ai...
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Illinois COVID deaths, cases rise slightly; 43,000 vaccine doses deliveredDec 17, 2020 12:00 am - Deaths and COVID-19 infections rose slightly Thursday with 8,828 new cases and 181 more deaths from the respiratory disease, as the state finalized distribution of its f...