Articles filed under Political Figures
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Pritzker fights COVID-19 from Chicago, irking some downstateApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker has spent countless hours plotting and planning strategy in the state's race against the COVID-19 pandemic. Those who live in central an...
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Illinois deaths from COVID-19 surpass 1,000; Illinois joins Midwest coalitionApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Illinoisans who have died from COVID-19 surpassed 1,000, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday while announcing a coalition with six other Midwestern governors ...
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April 16 COVID-19 cases per county, some towns, and search by ZIP codeApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Cook County • As of Thursday, suburban Cook County had 7,445 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 308 deaths. In Chicago: 10,642 cases and 414 f...
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Trump to governors: 'Call your own shots' in three-phase plan to recoveryApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out "a phased and delib...
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President's name to be printed on relief checksApr 15, 2020 1:00 am - The Treasury Department has ordered President Donald Trump's name be printed on stimulus checks the Internal Revenue Service is rushing to send to tens of millions of Am...
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April 14 COVID-19 cases per county, some towns, and how to search by ZIP code.Apr 14, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Cook County • As of Tuesday, suburban Cook County had 6,707 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 249 deaths.. In Chicago: 9,616 cases and 328 fa...
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74 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,222 new cases; Pritzker says state is bending the curveApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - While the COVID-19 toll is dire with 74 more fatalities and 1,222 new confirmed cases as of Tuesday, cumulative data shows the respiratory disease is losing steam. Slowl...
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Obama endorses Biden as the best leader for 'darkest times'Apr 14, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden on Tuesday, giving the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the party's biggest fundrai...
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'We don't have a king': Backlash at Trump's authority claimsApr 14, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Invoking the movie "Mutiny on the Bounty," President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that objections by governors to his claim of absolute authority over whe...
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Bending the curve? Pritzker offers glimmer of hope as COVID-19 cases top 20,000Apr 12, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker offered a glimmer of hope Sunday in the state's battle with COVID-19, reporting that the daily death toll from the virus was its lowest in six days wh...