Articles filed under Political Figures
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Ecos donates $500,000 to Roosevelt, encourages immigrant dreamApr 22, 2017 1:00 am - Eftichios "Van" Vlahakis left his native Greece to make a better life for himself in the Chicago suburbs in 1953. With $22 in his pocket, Vlahakis slept in homeless she...
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Obama to hold first public event of his post-presidencyApr 21, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Barack Obama will speak Monday in Chicago to young community leaders and organizers at the University of Chicago, where his presidenti...
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Rauner to speak to business leaders in Elk GroveApr 11, 2017 1:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner will address local business leaders next week during a multi-chamber event in Elk Grove Village. Rauner will speak during the GOA Regional Business Ass...
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AP Fact Check: Trump and lawmakers on Syria, jobs, courtApr 10, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Before the U.S. attack on a Syrian air base, President Donald Trump accused his predecessor of doing nothing when Syria's government used chemical weap...
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U.S. car demand collapse jeopardizes Trump's auto factory pushApr 09, 2017 7:17 am - Ford Fusion: down 37 percent. Chevrolet Malibu: down 36 percent. Toyota Prius: down 29 percent. As those grim numbers suggest, the U.S. auto industry was blindsided last...
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Analysis: The future of net neutrality in Trump's AmericaApr 08, 2017 7:20 am - WASHINGTON - Now that President Donald Trump has signed legislation repealing landmark federal privacy protections for Internet users, many in Washington are trying to d...
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Q&A: Can the president attack another country without Congress?Apr 07, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. missile strikes Thursday on a Syrian air base were conducted without formal congressional approval. Some questions and answers about how and w...
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House Intelligence Committee chair Nunes recuses himself from Russia probeApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., temporarily recused himself Thursday from all matters related to the committee's ongoing probe ...
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Senate Republicans force historic rule change to advance GorsuchApr 06, 2017 1:00 am - Senate Republicans ignited the "nuclear option" to allow confirmation of President Donald Trump's U.S. Supreme Court nominee and bar Democrats from blocking future picks...
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Mayor's race neck and neck in BolingbrookApr 04, 2017 1:00 am - A longtime suburban mayor who aligned himself with President Donald Trump is in a tight re-election battle with a union organizer backed by top Democrats. With all Will ...