Toni Preckwinkle On Cook County’s COVID-19 Response And Recovery
The Cook County board president this week exercised her very first legislative veto.
The Cook County board president this week exercised her very first legislative veto.
President Trump has threatened to relocate the Republican National Convention, which has been scheduled to take place in Charlotte, N.C., in August. He is objecting to the governor’s safety measures.Meanwhile Democrats weigh options for how they may host their own convention.This episode: Congressional correspondent Susan Davis, White House correspondent Tamara Keith, and political reporter Juana Summers.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station
In the absence of a vaccine, local and state agencies across the country are struggling to predict and control the virus.
Illinois lawmakers passed a $40 billion state budget, legalized to-go cocktails and cleared the path for a new Chicago casino.
The coronavirus has reshaped how voting may happen for the 2020 elections, and Democrats and Republicans are battling in courts across the country trying to get the upper hand in November. But because the landscape has changed so quickly, neither party is sure what exactly gives them an advantage.This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, political reporter Miles Parks, and correspondent Pam Fessler.Connect:Subscribe to the NPR Politics Podcast here.Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.org.Join the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station
The governor got a budget, but he hit lawmakers for “abdication” in not giving him tools to enforce his emergency pandemic orders.
The four-day session dominated by the COVID-19 fallout ended early Sunday morning in Springfield.
More parents may be heading back to work soon — but many still have questions about how child care will resume. Here are some answers.
This is the first time the Trump administration advised on a state or local COVID-19-related legal fight that’s not related to religion.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot plans to allow businesses and public spaces to open with limited capacity, though health benchmarks still need to be met.