Progressive Aldermen Not Giving Up As They Hit Roadblock On Chicago Budget
Members of the Chicago City Council blocked an ordinance to tax Amazon and one to divert CPD funds for a mental health emergency response unit.
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Is Illinois Missing Out On Millions In Marijuana Tax Revenue?
The state might be missing out on valuable tax revenue amidst a $4 billion budget crisis.
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What A Biden Administration Could Do For Sustainability And Climate Policy
How will sustainability and climate policy look in the Biden-Harris Administration?
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker Announces More Statewide Restrictions As COVID-19 Spreads
The new restrictions will limit capacity in retail stores, and the state urges Illinoisans to work from home and not interact with people outside of their households.
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Facebook And Twitter CEOs To Face Questions On Election Measures
A Senate panel is calling on the CEOs of the tech giants to defend their handling of disinformation in the contest between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.
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Biden Is Filling Out His Top White House Team With Campaign Veterans
President-elect Joe Biden is drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign to fill out an increasingly diverse White House leadership team.
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‘More People May Die’: Biden Chides Trump For Blocking Presidential Transition
President-elect Joe Biden focused his plan for rescuing the pandemic-battered U.S. economy on getting the coronavirus under control.
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New Simon-Edgar Award Will Go To Top Illinois ‘Statesman’
The Paul Simon-Jim Edgar Prairie State Statesmanship Award will go to a leader who shows vision, courage, effectiveness and bipartisanship.
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How Policy Failures On The Left And Right Led To The Trump Presidency
Why did 73 million people vote for Donald Trump in 2020?
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Transcript: NPR’s Full Interview With Former President Barack Obama
He talked with NPR’s Michel Martin about his new book; the 2020 election and Donald Trump’s refusal to concede; racial hostility in America; and other topics.
