Articles filed under Political Figures
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My 'decision to make': Trump defends criticized use of drugMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump emphatically defended himself Tuesday against criticism from medical experts and others that his announced use of a malaria drug agai...
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Outbreak 'falling from our peak' as Pritzker touts per capita testing rateMay 19, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois is now leading the nation's most populated states in per capita COVID-19 testing, Gov. J.B. Pritzker reported Tuesday during his daily briefing. "Over the last ...
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May 18 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Since the outbreak began, there have been 49,495 cases of COVID-19 in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Depart...
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Pritzker defends citing of businesses that open too soon; Lake County pilots contact tracingMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday deflected controversy over a new emergency rule enabling police to issue citations to businesses flouting Illinois' stay-at-home rule to red...
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2016 repeat? Trump revives Clinton playbook to battle BidenMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Accusations of a "deep state" conspiracy. Allegations of personal and family corruption. Painting an opponent as a Washington insider not to be trusted. It's ...
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Barr says he does not expect Obama, Biden will be investigated by prosecutor reviewing Russia probeMay 18, 2020 1:00 am - Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he did not expect the prosecutor he handpicked to review the 2016 FBI investigation into President Donald Trump's campaign...
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Editorial: Pritzker must rally support behind pandemic planMay 16, 2020 3:00 pm - Living and working as we do in Chicago's suburbs, as you do, we are sympathetic to Gov. J.B. Pritzker's emergency directive and to the state's conservative economic reop...
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Chicago, suburbs hit testing milestone, on track to easing stay-at-home restrictionsMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago and the suburbs appear on track to meet standards allowing the region by May 29 to relax the stay-at-home restrictions enacted to prevent the spread of COVID-19,...
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Trump: Virus shows supply chains should be moved from ChinaMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - ALLENTOWN, Pa. - President Donald Trump says the coronavirus pandemic highlights the importance of U.S. manufacturing and moving supply chains out of China, a rival he b...
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State lawmakers heading back to Springfield next week, with precautionsMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - After weeks in recess because of COVID-19, the Illinois General Assembly will return to work next week for a weighty session amid revenue freefalls and partisan disputes...