Articles filed under Political Figures
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Fuel retailers sue over requirement to post about tax freezeMay 19, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois fuel retailers argued in a lawsuit filed Thursday that a requirement to post signs alerting consumers about a six-month freeze in the state motor-...
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Illinois rejoins federal Title X family planning programMay 18, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois has resumed participation in the federal Title X family planning program after refusing to take part for the past three years in protest over a Tr...
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GOP gubernatorial candidates spar on who's the real RepublicanMay 18, 2022 1:00 am - The six Republicans running for governor in the June 28 primary exchanged sharp elbows on topics ranging from COVID-19 to faux conservatism at a Wednesday Daily Herald e...
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Pritzker signs bill requiring serialization of unfinished 'ghost guns'May 18, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIED - Owners of firearms that do not have serial numbers - referred to as ghost guns - will have 180 days to take them to a federal firearm dealer to have them se...
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In Buffalo, Biden condemns racism, mourns new victimsMay 17, 2022 1:00 am - BUFFALO - President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden paid their respects Tuesday at a makeshift memorial to the 10 people killed in the white supremacist attack in Bu...
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Pritzker signs bill aimed at addressing organized retail crimeMay 13, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday that is aimed at cracking down on high-profile "smash-and-grabs" and other organized retail theft. "This impo...
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Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy, four other GOP lawmakersMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - House investigators said Thursday they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers as part of their probe i...
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Pritzker urges Congress to 'be like Illinois,' protect abortion rightsMay 11, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker called on Congress Wednesday to "be like Illinois" and codify abortion access into federal law. Pritzker made those comments at a Fairvi...
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Irvin attacks Pritzker over handling of fatal COVID-19 outbreak at veterans homeMay 09, 2022 1:00 am - GOP gubernatorial candidate and Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin was pugnacious about Gov. J.B. Pritzker's handling of a fatal COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans Home b...
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Call Trump or Pence? It's decision time for Jan. 6 panelMay 09, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection has interviewed nearly 1,000 people. But the nine-member panel has yet to talk to the two most pro...