SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First Has Video - Any -YesNo FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) Aug 6, 2024 Calm Returns to Wall Street, and Stocks Bounce Back After Their Worst Drop in Nearly 2 Years The S&P 500 climbed 1% to break a brutal three-day losing streak. It had tumbled a bit more than 6% on a raft of concerns, including worries the Federal Reserve had pressed the brakes too hard for too long on the U.S. economy through high interest rates in order to beat inflation. Aug 6, 2024 New Illinois Law Aims to Reduce Barriers for Formerly Incarcerated People Getting IDs Want to rent an apartment? You’ll need identification. A valid driver’s license or ID is also typically needed to get a job, apply for benefits or visit the doctor. That can present an obstacle for individuals who’ve been in prison or jail, during which time their IDs were lost or expired. Aug 6, 2024 JB Pritzker Says It Was an Honor to be Vetted for VP Spot Despite ‘Grueling, Long Process’ “It’s an honor to be asked, even if some of those questions are like a colonoscopy,” Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said of the vetting process. Aug 6, 2024 CPS Officials Remind Students to Get Up to Date on Vaccines, Health Records Ahead of Upcoming School Year CPS and Chicago Department of Public Health officials on Tuesday issued a notice to students and families, reminding them to get their health records in order before classes resume later this month. Aug 6, 2024 Kamala Harris Picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Running Mate on Democratic Ticket The selection caps the Midwestern Democrat’s short but swift ascent from a relative unknown to a leading driver of the party’s attacks on Donald Trump and the MAGA agenda. Aug 6, 2024 Who Is Tim Walz? Here’s 5 Things to Know About Kamala Harris’ Running Mate The 60-year-old Democrat and military veteran rose to the forefront with a series of plain-spoken television appearances in the days after President Joe Biden decided not to seek a second term. Here is what you should know about the Minnesota governor. Aug 6, 2024 Kamala Harris Did Not Pick JB Pritzker as Her Running Mate, but the Illinois Governor’s National Profile Has Only Grown Harris was serious enough about Pritzker that the two-term billionaire governor reportedly met twice with her campaign. The attention around the vetting process only gave a boost to Pritzker’s national profile, something national politicos say is a huge boon for any potential future aspirations. Aug 5, 2024 Researcher on Politics of Adoption Focuses on Birth Mothers Through a decade of research and dozens of personal anecdotes, the book challenges conventional ideas around adoption in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. Aug 5, 2024 President Joe Biden Has Proposed an Enforceable Ethics Code and Term Limits for the Supreme Court. How Might They Work? There’s almost no chance of the proposal passing a closely divided Congress with Election Day looming, but the ideas could still spark conversation with public confidence in the court hitting an all-time low amid ethical revelations about some justices. Aug 5, 2024 A Chicago Woman Went Unexpectedly Viral on TikTok as the #greendressgirl. Now, She’s Taking Control of the Moment The Chicago native and expert in brand strategy made a conscious decision to utilize social media to elevate her own brand, but it was a casual post completely unrelated to her work that would earn her national attention. Aug 5, 2024 Dow Drops 1,000 Points, and Japanese Stocks Suffer Worst Crash Since 1987 as Markets Quake Worldwide The S&P 500 was down by 2.1% in midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was reeling by 763 points, or 1.9%, as of 12:20 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite slid 2.4%. Aug 5, 2024 Newly Built Damen Green Line CTA Station, Located Half Mile From United Center, Begins Service – Just in Time for the DNC The Damen ‘L’ station, located at North Damen Avenue and West Lake Street, connects a 1.5-mile gap of service that existed between the California and Ashland stations on the Green Line. The station restores rail service in the area for the first time in 76 years. Aug 5, 2024 Aug. 5, 2024 - Full Show Groups looking to march on the DNC are pushing back on a proposed route. And dissecting President Joe Biden’s proposed changes to the Supreme Court. Aug 5, 2024 Historic Chicago Skyscrapers Once Facing Demolition Set for Preservation, Reuse Under Federal Plan The Century and Consumers Buildings – which date to 1916 and 1913, respectively – have been empty since they were purchased by the government in 2005 through the use of eminent domain. Aug 5, 2024 Fermilab Announces ‘Limited Operations Period,’ Shortening Previous Closure Plans The national laboratory in Batavia chopped the duration of its previously announced closure nearly in half, and said some of its research projects will continue before it reopens to the public on Sept. 3. Load More Thanks to our sponsors: