Trump declares Illinois a Major Disaster Area President Donald Trump declared the State of Illinois a “major disaster” area. The designation qualifies Illinois for Federal funding support to deal with the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic. The designation was made despite Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s partisan political pot-shots against Trump. At nearly every press conference…
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breaking news, Chicago, Cook County, Federal, Government, Health, News, Politics, Suburban ChicagolandChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot , Illinois , Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker , Major Disaster declared , partisan politics , petty politics , President Trump , unfair name calling and attacks Illinois unemployment surges in wake of coronavirus restrictions on businesses Unemployment Rate Dropped to New Historic Low in February, While State Sees Significant Increase in Unemployment Claims in March While the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate fell -0.1 percentage point to 3.4 percent, a new record low, the…
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Chicago, Cook County, General Topics, Government, Health, Illinois Legislature, News, Orland Park, Politics, restaurants, Suburban Chicagoland, TaxesBusinesses , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Gov. J.B. Pritzker , hiring , Illinois , jobless , Pandemic , surges , unemployment rate Pritzker announces 330 new coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Illinois Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said that the number of Coronavirus COVID-19 cases in Illinois increased by 330 and that there are three COVID-19 related deaths. The Governor also announced he was extending the deadline for income tax filings and providing a $90 million program to help…
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Chicago, Cook County, Government, Health, Illinois Legislature, News, Politics, Suburban ChicagolandChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot , Cook County Commissioner Sean Morrison , Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Gov. J.B. Pritzker , non-partisan unity needed , political attacks against Trump , political sniping , President Donald Trump , public health Change voting system so we can make better choices Americans need to give the system of national elections a serious reconsideration and come up with a new system that doesn’t give certain states all fit weight in the election cycle. Before even half the states complete their primaries, the candidates are already chosen By Ray…
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Lightfoot, Pritzker and holier-than-thou political hypocrites
By Ray Hanania |
Lightfoot, Pritzker and holier-than-thou political hypocrites Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker are using the coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic as a political weapon to advance their partisan political agendas. Instead of working with President Donald Trump, whom they loath, Lightfoot and Pritzker are blaming their own shortcomings on the President, to help cover…
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