Articles filed under Political Figures
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Who's the boss? Pritzker beat Rauner but now faces the future with MadiganNov 08, 2018 12:00 am - His voice raspy from days of campaigning, Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker pumped hands, posed with CTA riders for selfies and outlined a whirlwind agenda. "Here are the priorit...
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Trump effect? Suburbs turn deep blue with Democratic inroads across the boardNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - Perhaps nowhere in the country was Tuesday's Democratic blue wave more devastating to Republicans than in suburban Chicago. In the suburbs, the midterm election flipped ...
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Jeff Sessions forced out as attorney general by TrumpNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Attorney General Jeff Sessions was pushed out Wednesday as the country's chief law enforcement officer after enduring more than a year of blistering and per...
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Trump declares victory in midterm electionsNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the "Republican Party defied history" in the midterm elections, despite Democrats seizing the House majority,...
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How you can follow the midterm election results tonightNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - The contest for control of Congress will come down to the outcomes in as many as 70 House and 11 Senate races spread across time zones from Maine to Alaska. Polls in the...
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Pritzker elected Illinois governor over GOP incumbent RaunerNov 06, 2018 12:00 am - CHICAGO - Democrat J.B. Pritzker, a billionaire who campaigned on moving Illinois past the political bitterness of the past four years, was elected governor Tuesday over...
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How Pritzker, Rauner campaign workers are sizing up the suburban voteNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - With days to go before Illinois' gubernatorial election, Democrat Kristina Zahorik and Republican Aaron Del Mar are planting lawn signs, running phone banks and walking ...
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How would a graduated income tax work in Illinois? Here's how three nearby states do itNov 02, 2018 5:34 am - This story has been updated to clarify that J.B. Pritzker's reference to people paying "13 to 13.5 percent of their income in state taxes" includes sales and other t...
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'When I can, I tell the truth': Trump pushes back against falsehoodsNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump defended his proclivity to spread misleading statements and falsehoods, saying in a television interview Wednesday that he tells the ...
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Trump attacks Ryan, saying he 'knows nothing' about birthright citizenshipOct 31, 2018 1:00 am - President Donald Trump attacked Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on Wednesday, six days before elections that will determine control of Congress, for criticizing his propo...