Metro East news briefs
— December 11, 2019IEMA highlights holiday safety in December With the holiday season in full swing, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is offering tips to help people stay safe now and into…
Tag: President Barack Obama
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Pritzker signs bills doubling line-of-duty death benefits, addressing human trafficking
— July 5, 2019SPRINGFIELD — While Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has been touring the state to promote his signing of capital infrastructure and marijuana legalization legislation, several other…
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Longtime Chicago political adviser, community leader remembered
— June 4, 2018Desiree Tate, a political adviser to everyone from Chicago Mayor Harold Washington to President Barack Obama, is being remembered as a champion for various causes. Tate, 62, of Chicago,…
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Axelrod: Despite chaos ‘improvisational’ Trump riding high so far
— February 13, 2017It’s been a chaotic opening month for the new administration, but it would be wrong to write off President Donald Trump — at least for now. The architect of former President Barack…
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Metro-East cedes NGA to St. Louis – at least for now
— June 8, 2016The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) on June 2 formally announced its new $1.75 billion Next NGA West (N2W) facility will be built in North St. Louis rather than Metro-East….
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Obama: Call out the bigots and fear mongers
— September 9, 2018Despite the daily circus in Washington D.C., former President Barack Obama said he has hope. Receiving the Paul Douglas Award for Ethics in Government from the University of Illinois…
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Obama praises young leadership at first post-presidential appearance
— May 1, 2017Returning to his Chicago roots, former President Barack Obama made his first post-inauguration appearance at University of Chicago in Hyde Park April 24. He gave no fiery speech, there…
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Obama’s tells Chicago, nation ‘Our democracy needs you’
— January 16, 2017Clutching a photo of President Barack Obama with an overlay of words she had written about his historic presidency, Shahidah Qaiyim beamed when leaving Chicago’s McCormick Place….
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