Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package
The package delivers a new round of financial assistance to Americans grappling with the impact of the pandemic. The House will need to vote on the final version.
The package delivers a new round of financial assistance to Americans grappling with the impact of the pandemic. The House will need to vote on the final version.
Democrats agreed that emergency jobless benefits — payable on top of regular state benefits — would be reduced to $300, but run an extra month through September.
“We have our children playing in [contaminated] baseball fields,” organizer Oscar Sanchez told Reset. “No one should have to go through this.”
U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger doesn’t think the GOP is headed for a split, but says the future hinges on finding unity.
Lawmakers press the FBI director about the threat of domestic terrorism overall and what steps the bureau took to share intelligence with security officials ahead of the Capitol attack.
A new study says more hospitals could close on Chicago’s South and West sides if more isn’t done to help fix their finances.
The American Rescue Plan narrowly passed the House Saturday. The bill is now before the Senate.
The new one-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson, authorized over the weekend, is expected to start arriving in Illinois any day now.
Over the course of a week, three people served as representatives for the 22nd District. Under state law, they all would be eligible for a full month’s pay.