Articles filed under Political Figures
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Thoughts of his Lombard childhood helped Mark Frerichs endure captivity in AfghanistanApr 24, 2023 5:30 am - Second of two parts. To read part one, click here. Mark Frerichs quickly realized there was no logic to the punishments he faced while a hostage of the Taliban. “Th...
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Prosecutor: Proud Boys viewed themselves as 'Trump's army'Apr 24, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Ready for "all-out war," leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group viewed themselves as foot soldiers fighting for Donald Trump as the former pres...
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Defense calls bribery charges 'collateral damage' in feds' pursuit of MadiganApr 24, 2023 1:00 am - A defense attorney for a longtime friend of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan called on a federal jury Monday to "be the shield" between a private citizen an...
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'Got to try something': How Lombard's Mark Frerichs survived 32 months of captivity in AfghanistanApr 23, 2023 6:00 am - First of two parts Early into his long captivity at the hands of the Taliban, Mark Frerichs tried to assert some order: He counted the days in his dirt-floor cell b...
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Biden 2024 splits Democrats but most would back him: AP-NORC pollApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Only about half of Democrats think President Joe Biden should run again in 2024, a poll shows, but a large majority say they'd be likely to support him if h...
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Music to Trump's ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with songApr 21, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The song is simple and tinny, but that hasn't stopped it from being embraced by former President Donald Trump and his allies in their campaign to rewri...
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IRS agent alleges Hunter Biden probe is being mishandledApr 20, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - An IRS special agent is seeking whistleblower protection to disclose information about what the agent alleges is mishandling of an investigation into Presid...
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Biden signs executive order to improve access to child careApr 18, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has signed an executive order containing more than 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life of caregiver...
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FACT FOCUS: New York City crime is not worst ever, despite claimsApr 18, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Following Monday's congressional hearing on violent crime in New York City, claims spread across social media that the bad old days are back in the nation's l...
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Former ComEd CEO testifies secretly recorded call actually 'proves my innocence'Apr 18, 2023 1:00 am - Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore held her ground while being cross-examined by a federal prosecutor in her corruption trial Tuesday, insisting that a secretly recorded ...