SORT Order Oldest FirstNewest First Has Video - Any -YesNo FILTER Date Range Start date End date Category - Any -Arts & EntertainmentBusinessCrime & LawEducationHealthPoliticsScience & NatureSports Keyword(s) Jul 19, 2023 Illinois Lawmakers Criticize Pritzker Administration’s Handling of Noncitizen Health Care Limits The controversy centers on the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults and Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors programs, which provide health care benefits to low-income noncitizens who would qualify for Medicaid benefits if not for their citizenship status. Jul 19, 2023 Loretto Hospital Workers Deliver 10-Day Strike Notice to Management: ‘Everyone Here Needs to Have a Living Wage’ Nearly 200 workers at Loretto Hospital in Austin delivered a 10-day strike notice to management Wednesday over calls to address low wages and unsafe staffing conditions. Jul 19, 2023 ‘You’re Overpowered’: Former Northwestern Players Allege Culture of Hazing, Abuse in Football Program and Beyond A group of 15 ex-Northwestern athletes represented by civil rights lawyer Ben Crump and Chicago-based colleagues say they plan to file suit against the university in the near future. Jul 19, 2023 Chicago Board of Education to Consider X-Ray Contract Renewal As Schools Rethink Safety Strategies While the board won’t officially vote on that contract until next week, some members questioned whether the X-rays actually improve safety for students at schools. Jul 19, 2023 Chicago City Council Set to Consider Minimum Wage Hike for Tipped Workers, Expanded Paid Leave Taken together, the two proposals are likely to form the foundation of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s agenda when it comes to labor. A former organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union, Johnson enjoyed the unanimous support of Chicago’s progressive labor organizations. Jul 19, 2023 City Council Gives Inspector General Term Limits, Approves Purchase of Motel for Unhoused Chicagoans Inspector General Deborah Witzburg backed the term limit, saying it will protect the watchdog’s independence and bring “stability, order, independence” to the office. Jul 19, 2023 Changes to Illinois Air Pollution Rule Move forward, Preventing Sanctions from Federal Government The change repeals existing language that allowed factories, refineries, power plants and other facilities to exceed their emission limits during shutdowns, startups, and malfunctions. Jul 19, 2023 39-Day National Heat Wave Could Last Into August After Smashing More Than 2,300 Records The long-term forecast looks bleak. The extreme heat could continue into August in some of the hardest-hit areas and even a brief glimmer of cooler hope for some parts of the country headed into the weekend will only mean new areas swelter as a heat dome slides west. Jul 19, 2023 Israeli President Seeks to Reassure Congress on His Country’s Democracy, U.S. Ties The divide was reflected in his audience. While lawmakers repeatedly rose to their feet in thundering applause of President Isaac Herzog’s recounting of Israel’s founding, a handful of leading young progressive Democrats boycotted his speech. Jul 19, 2023 Biden’s White House is Taking on Corporate Mergers, Landlord Junk Fees and Food Prices The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed new guidelines for corporate mergers, took steps to disclose the junk fees charged by landlords and launched a crackdown on price-gouging in the food industry. Jul 18, 2023 July 18, 2023 - Full Show The Illinois Supreme Court says eliminating cash bail is constitutional. The new leader at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition replacing the Rev. Jesse Jackson. And the team charged with finding Chicago’s next police superintendent. Jul 18, 2023 New Leader of Rainbow PUSH Coalition Aims to Stand on the Shoulders of Rev. Jesse Jackson The new president and CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition says he’s learned so much from the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. that he’s basically a graduate of University of Jesse Jackson Sr. The Rev. Frederick Haynes III is only sort of kidding. Jul 18, 2023 How a Group of Community Leaders Worked to Choose 3 Finalists for Chicago’s Next Police Superintendent The three finalists for the city’s top cop were selected from a total of 54 applicants by the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability (CCPSA) after unprecedented community and police input. Here’s how they did it. Jul 18, 2023 Trump Is Notified He’s a Target of the US Criminal Probe into Efforts to Overturn the 2020 Election New federal charges, on top of existing state and federal counts in New York and Florida and a separate election-interference investigation nearing conclusion in Georgia, would add to the list of legal problems for Trump as he pursues the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Jul 18, 2023 1st Lawsuit Filed Against Pat Fitzgerald and Northwestern Leaders Stemming From a Hazing Scandal The player, identified in the lawsuit as John Doe, alleged Tuesday in the Cook County Court in Chicago that Fitzgerald, Northwestern University President Michael Schill, the board of trustees and athletic director Derrick Gragg enabled and concealed sexual misconduct and racial discrimination. Load More Thanks to our sponsors: