Articles filed under Political Figures
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Illinois reports highest 7-day COVID-19 average, 2,643 cases a day, as restaurateurs braceOct 12, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 2,742 Monday and 13 more people died of the respiratory disease, officials said, as some key health metrics ticked in the wrong direction w...
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Democrat Schneider says abolish electoral college; GOP challenger disagreesOct 11, 2020 1:00 am - Unhappy with President Donald Trump's win four years ago, Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider of Deerfield believes Americans should elect the president with a popular v...
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While Casten calls Trump 'dangerous,' Ives supports the presidentOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - While Democratic U.S. Rep. Sean Casten has called Donald Trump "the most dangerous president we have ever known," Republican congressional challenger Jeanne Ives is voic...
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Trump's doctor suggests he could debate in person next week, but schedule remains uncertainOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The campaign's final debates between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden were thrown into uncertainty Thursday as the rival camps offered dueling ...
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Trump hails virus treatment, says he's ready to do ralliesOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is ready to hold campaign rallies and he credited an experimental drug treatment with helping his recovery...
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State reports 2,630 new COVID-19 cases, 42 more deathsOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 came to 2,630 and additional deaths totaled 42 Wednesday, as Illinois surpassed 6 million tests and Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned of some infection rat...
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Voter beware: U.S. tells public how to avoid election mischiefOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency have issued a series of advisories in recent weeks aimed at warning voters about prob...
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Pritzker administration announces $4.5 million 'racial healing' initiativeOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton unveiled a $4.5 million initiative Tuesday that is meant to foster dialogue and promote racial healing in ...
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Appeals court: Trump must turn over taxes to prosecutorOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's accountant must turn over his tax records to a New York state prosecutor, an appeals court ruled Wednesday in a decision that likely ...
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Audit likely gave congressional staff glimpse of Trump taxesOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's one of the most obscure functions of Congress, little known or understood even by most lawmakers. But it may have once put staffers in possession of on...