Articles filed under Political Figures
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Pushback against Trump administration's new travel ban beginsMar 06, 2017 12:00 am - A redo of President Donald Trump's travel ban still is causing unease for some suburban Muslims and troubling local refugee advocates. The president issued a new executi...
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Trump expected to sign new travel ban MondayMar 05, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is preparing to sign a revised executive order temporarily barring the entry of people from certain Muslim-majority countries and hal...
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FBI director asked Justice Dept. to refute Trump's wiretapping claimMar 05, 2017 12:00 am - FBI Director James Comey asked the Justice Department this weekend to issue a statement refuting President Donald Trump's claim that President Barack Obama ordered a wir...
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Schaumburg church provides parishioners with immigration informationMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - Be prepared. Have an emergency plan. Know your rights. An immigration law expert offered that advice during a meeting Saturday evening at the Christian Pentecostal Cente...
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Trump says Obama wiretapped his phones; sources say noMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - President Donald Trump on Saturday angrily accused former President Barack Obama of orchestrating a "Nixon/Watergate" plot to tap the phones at his Trump Tower headquart...
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Quigley is lone Illinoisan on committee investigating Russian tiesMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - The stakes are high and so is the pushback, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley said Thursday as the House Intelligence Committee embarks on an investigation into whether Russia tamp...
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U-46 will not revisit transgender access policyFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - Three Elgin Area School District U-46 board members want to revisit the district's policy for allowing transgender students access to restrooms and locker rooms based on...
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8 things to watch for in Trump's address to CongressFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A presidential address to Congress is always part policy speech, part political theater. With President Donald Trump, a former reality TV star, there's...
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Trump to propose 10% spike in defense spending, cuts to other agenciesFeb 27, 2017 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will propose a federal budget that dramatically increases defense-related spending by $54 billion while cutting other federal agencie...
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Duckworth says she'd work with Trump on a 'decent' infrastructure planFeb 27, 2017 12:00 am - Trains, planes and buses weren't the only moving targets U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth and transportation leaders strategized over at a forum Monday. There's also the X Fact...