Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump presides as Israel, 2 Arab states sign historic pactsSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Declaring "the dawn of a new Middle East," President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed historic diplomatic pacts with Israel and two Gulf Arab nations that he ...
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Madigan probe paused pending U.S. attorney's guidanceSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Democratic chairman and ranking Republican on a special legislative committee investigating House Speaker Michael Madigan both said Tuesday that they a...
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Experts advise rethinking Thanksgiving traditions as COVID-19 cases increaseSep 14, 2020 1:00 am - There were 1,373 new COVID-19 cases Monday and five additional deaths from the respiratory disease, officials announced, as average daily infections and hospitalizations...
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As of Sept. 11, COVID-19 case counts per county, per ZIP codeSep 12, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 119,378 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 46.3% of the state's total, according to the Ill...
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Bahrain becomes latest Arab nation to recognize IsraelSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Bahrain on Friday agreed to normalize relations with Israel, becoming the latest Arab nation to do so as part of a broader diplomatic push by President Dona...
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DuPage County trips virus warning as officials probe graduation party, youth sportsSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 in Illinois surpassed 2,000 Friday for the first time since Saturday, reaching 2,145, with 32 people dying from the respiratory disease, officials ...
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Constable: Mikva film could inspire future 'nobodies'Sep 10, 2020 5:30 am - In 1948, democracy was riding the high of defeating fascism during World War II. Adlai Stevenson II was campaigning for governor of Illinois. Paul Douglas was running fo...
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Pritzker: Rising COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are 'problematic'Sep 10, 2020 1:00 am - The number of COVID-19 patients in Illinois hospitals is trending up, and “that's something we're watching closely,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday as officials announ...
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'Deadly stuff': Trump's own words on Woodward tape bring focus back to virusSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Try as he might to change the subject, President Donald Trump can't escape the coronavirus. In April, the president tried to shift the public's focus t...
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Both 10th Congressional District candidates call for national mask mandateSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - The candidates for Illinois' 10th Congressional District seat believe a national plan for the COVID-19 crisis is needed and that President Donald Trump's response was fl...