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We are one Illinois
If nothing else, the last three-plus years have made clear the case for unity in our state and across the country
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Ted CoxAmeya Pawar, Ted Cox, One Illinois, Political Divide, J.B. Pritzker, Joe Biden, Chris Lain, Dylan Parker, Jean deDieu Ahorloo, Tyrone Coleman, Rachael Heaton, TreeHouse Wildlife Center, Bill Kleiman, Nachusa Grasslands, Rich Krueger, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Illinois Underground Railroad, Owen Muelder, Lee Ann Porter, Knox College, Loving Bottoms, Great River Tug Fest, Patrick Korellis, Tabitha Tripp, Black Lives Matter, Anna IL, Obed & Isaac's, 17th Street BBQ, Ulysses Grant, Stop Sterigenics, Fair Tax Amendment, Denny Jacobs
Durbin renews attack on domestic terrorism
Senator ties issue to Holocaust Remembrance Day as feds issue warning bulletin
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Ted CoxDick Durbin, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Robert Keith Packer, Camp Auschwitz, U.S. Capitol Assault, Donald Trump, George Brent, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Domestic Terrorism, Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, Domestic Terrorism, Brad Schneider, Joe Biden, Trump Impeachment
Biden to reopen Obamacare enrollment
Affordable Care Act bolstered in pandemic; Durbin seeks to expand health workers
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Ted CoxJoe Biden, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Obamacare Enrollment, Dick Durbin, Marco Rubio, U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Kaiser Family Foundation, Joel Ario, National Health Services Corps, Nurse Corps, National Disaster Medical System
COVID-19 pandemic is billionaires' bonanza
$1.1T in wealth gained just since March could fund Biden’s entire relief package, says Americans for Tax Fairness
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Ted CoxAmericans for Tax Fairness, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Elon Musk, Tesla, SpaceX, Joe Biden, Institute for Policy Studies, Forbes, U.S. Billionaires, Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Microsoft, Bill Gates, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffet, Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Collins, Billionaire Bonanza 2020, COVID-19 Relief, Frank Clemente, Bernie Sanders
Chicago dining Saturday, Phase 1B Monday
Pritzker admits ‘frustrating’ shortage of vaccines, blames Trump, lauds Biden
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Restore Illinois
900K file new claims for unemployment
New Illinois filings top 100K amid persistent reports of fraud across the nation
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'Unity is the path forward': Biden
‘We will get through this together — together!’ President insists in inaugural address
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Ted CoxJoe Biden, Jill Biden, Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump, Langston Hughes, Pandemic Economy, Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Garth Brooks
Trump passes out pardons leaving White House
Ex-president pardons or commutes sentences of more than 140, including Bannon, but does not try to pardon self
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Trump Pardons, Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne, Brian Urlacher, Casey Urlacher, Breitbart, Elliott Broidy, Kodak Black, Rod Blagojevich, Kwame Kilpatrick, Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, Joe Biden
Docile Trump delivers farewell address
Outgoing president tells country to welcome ‘a new administration and pray for its success’
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Trump Putsch, Trump Impeachment, Mike Pence, COVID-19, COVID-19 Toll, 1776 Commission, 1619 Project, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Twitter, Kimberly Guilfoyle
Three regions leave Tier 3, ease COVID bans
Northwest, southern Illinois join Quad Cities, Bloomington-Normal in reopening museums, allowing low-risk sports, group fitness
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, COVID-19 Testing, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Restore Illinois, Lori Lightfoot, Ngozi Ezike, J.B. Pritzker, Joe Biden, Mahatma Gandhi, Illinois Department of Public Health
New jobless claims climb back above 1M
Biden lays out plans to complete $2,000 stimulus payments, attack pandemic
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VP rejects Trump removal, impeachment on
National Guard in U.S. Capitol to protect legislators; 10 Republicans join majority to impeach president second time
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Ted CoxTrump Impeachment, Mike Pence, Donald Trump, 25th Amendment, Adam Kinzinger, Nancy Pelosi, Jerrold Nadler, Joe Biden, Jason Crow, FBI, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, Mitch McConnell
Duckworth, Durbin ask Biden to back biofuels
Other Midwest senators join call to roll back Trump actions on ethanol, climate change
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Ted CoxEthanol Waivers, Illinois Ethanol, Tammy Duckworth, Tammy Baldwin, Dick Durbin, Amy Klobuchar, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Tina Smith, Debbie Stabenow, Renewable Fuel Standard, Illinois Farmers, Illinois Corn Growers, Illinois Soybean Growers, Trump Trade War, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Cheri Bustos
Pritzker: 'We need more vaccines'
Guv looks ahead to next phase of inoculations and easing mitigations after receiving assurances from President-elect Biden
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Testing, Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Vaccine, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Gretchen Whitmer, Tim Walz, Tony Evers, Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine, Moderna Vaccine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Ngozi Ezike
Kinzinger voted for, with Trump before turning
Republicans suddenly scurry away from president in his last weeks in office
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Adam Kinzinger, U.S. Capitol Assault, Nikki Haley, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, Trump Impeachment, Paris Climate Agreement, Heroes Act, Voting Rights Act, Nate Silver, FiveThirtyEight.com, Nancy Pelosi, Kevin McCarthy, Mary Miller, Mike Bost, Jamal Khashoggi
Trump's Capitol putsch was years in the making
If government is perceived as the enemy, it’s only a matter of time before people try to overthrow it
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Trump Putsch, U.S. Capitol Assault, Ronald Reagan, Bruce Rauner, Fair Tax Amendment, Illinois Succession, COVID-19, Coronavirus Pandemic, Grover Norquist, Adolf Hitler, Mary Miller, World Wrestling Entertainment, Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Mike Bost, Scott Walker, Ken Griffin, Richard Uihlein, Joe Biden
Pritzker blasts Rep. Miller over pro-Hitler remark
‘Hitler got nothing right,’ says guv, decrying ‘vile, evil streak’ in Republican Party
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Ted CoxMary Miller, Donald Trump, J.B. Pritzker, Adolf Hitler, Trump Coup, Trump Putsch, John Shimkus, Adam Kinzinger, Ted Cruz, Joe Biden, Robert Loerzel, Illinois Holocaust Museum
Pritzker drops next-phase vaccine age limit to 65
Decision driven by concerns over racial equity; regional tier mitigations could be downgraded Jan. 15
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, COVID-19 Vaccine, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 Disparities, Illinois Department of Public Health, Donald Trump, Joe Biden
Trump prods Ga. official to defy voters
Sen. Durbin demands criminal probe; Carl Bernstein calls it ‘worse than Watergate’
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, 2020 Election, Dick Durbin, Carl Bernstein, Brad Raffensperger, Ted Cruz, Adam Kinzinger, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Bob Woodward
Sic transit annus horribilis
It was a very dark year, but not without glimmers of hope for the future
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Ted Cox2020 Year in Review, Annus Horribilis, Lorado Taft, Graceland Cemetery, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump Impeachment, Kamala Harris, Lauren Underwood, Jim Oberweis, Sean Casten, Jeanne Ives, Dick Durbin, Illinois Teacher Shortage, IDES, Illinois Insulin, Women's March Chicago, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, ComEd Bribery, Fair Tax Amendment, Thomas Kilbride, Michael Frerichs, George Floyd, Black Lives Matter, Anna IL, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Marijuana, Illinois Recreational Marijuana, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis Revenue, Illinois Adult-Use Cannabis, Angela Jackson, John Prine, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett, Bruno the Bear, U.S. Census, COVID-19, Coronavirus, COVID-19 Vaccine
