Articles filed under Political Figures
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New cases down to 1,492, but 6.5% positive-test rate TuesdaySep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' daily positive-test rate for COVID-19 spiked to 6.5% Tuesday compared to the seven-day average of 4.3%, as Gov. J.B. Pritzker imposed restrictions on the Metro...
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Court blocks release of Trump tax returns amid latest appealSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked a New York prosecutor from obtaining Donald Trump's tax returns while his lawyers continue to fight a subpoena...
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Feder: Trump tweets 'good luck' message on eve of 'News Nation' launchSep 01, 2020 1:00 am - Hours before tonight's debut of a three-hour primetime national newscast from Chicago that promises to be free of political bias, “News Nation” has received an unsolicit...
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Trump tours Kenosha, blames rioting on Democrats; Blake's uncle says keep awaySep 01, 2020 1:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. - President Donald Trump dove into the latest eruption in the nation's reckoning over racial injustice on Tuesday, touring the destruction left by violence...
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In downtown Antioch, support and worry ahead of Trump's visit to KenoshaAug 31, 2020 1:00 am - Downtown Antioch started returning to normalcy Monday, and residents and business owners expressed different opinions on a local teenager accused of killing two people a...
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Trump lashes Biden, defies pandemic on White House stageAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump blasted Joe Biden as a hapless career politician who will endanger Americans' safety as he accepted his party's renomination on the S...
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As of Aug. 28, COVID-19 case counts per county, per ZIP codeAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 109,024 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 47.5% of the state's total, accor...
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Officials warn suburban Cook County might soon need tighter COVID-19 restrictionsAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - Suburban Cook joined 30 counties exhibiting warning signs of a COVID-19 surge Friday, and that could lead to restrictions such as smaller gathering sizes, officials warn...
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts record; BLM falsely accusedAug 28, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump claimed accomplishments he didn't earn on the pandemic, energy and veterans at a Republican convention finale that also heard Black L...
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AP FACT CHECK: Pence presses a distorted case on economyAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence and fellow Republicans pressed a distorted case Wednesday that President Donald Trump took over a moribund economy from Barack Oba...