With the latest action, the administration said it has canceled $167 billion in student debt for nearly 5 million Americans through several programs.
NATO in Chicago -
Biden Administration Canceling Student Loans for Another 160,000 Borrowers
May 22, 2024 0 CommentsDaily Marijuana Use Outpaces Daily Drinking in the US, a New Study Says
May 22, 2024 0 CommentsAlcohol is still more widely used, but 2022 was the first time this intensive level of marijuana use overtook daily and near-daily drinking, said the study’s author.
Bill That Would Expand Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s Reservation Advances in Illinois House
May 22, 2024 0 CommentsThe bill would authorize the state to hand over what is now Shabbona Lake and State Park to the tribe for $1. It also allows the tribe and the Department of Natural Resources to enter into a land management agreement under which the land would remain open to the public for recreational use for an unspecified period.
Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Cameron Brink Have Already Been a Huge Boon for WNBA With High Attendance and Ratings
May 22, 2024 0 CommentsRatings have been historic. ESPN’s broadcast of Clark’s opening night game when the Indiana Fever played the Connecticut Sun had the highest viewership for a WNBA game on the network. ESPN picked up the Chicago-Indiana game on June 1 that will feature the first meeting between Reese and Clark.
Effort to Eliminate Subminimum Wage for Tipped Employees in Illinois Falls Short, Advocates Vow to Continue the Push
May 22, 2024 0 CommentsAdvocates who have been pushing to eliminate statewide what is called the subminimum wage acknowledged Tuesday that their efforts to pass the measure during the General Assembly’s spring session won’t move forward.
Would-Be Union of Legislative Staffers Accuses House Speaker of Undermining Organizing Effort
May 21, 2024 0 CommentsSeven months after Democratic Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch advanced a measure that would allow legislative staff to unionize, members of his own staff on Tuesday blasted the speaker for allowing the bill to languish.
May 21, 2024 - Full Show
May 21, 2024 0 CommentsReaction to dramatic changes in how Chicago will fund its public schools going forward. And our Spotlight Politics team on the looming deadline to pass a state budget.
Local School Council Members React to CPS Funding Changes
May 21, 2024 0 CommentsChicago’s school funding model is changing. Instead of basing school funding on student enrollment as the district has done for the past decade, Chicago Public Schools is now taking a needs-based approach.
Cicadas Have a Clever Way of Counting Years, But Climate Change is Throwing a Wrench in the System
May 21, 2024 0 CommentsPeriodical cicadas use trees’ lifecycles to “count” years. But when trees get duped by climate change, so do the insects. Could it lead to new broods?
As Legislative Session Adjournment Looms, a Rush to Regulate Carbon Capture Industry
May 21, 2024 0 CommentsCarbon capture and sequestration technology is used to take carbon dioxide — a powerful greenhouse gas — and move it through pipelines before storing it deep underground. Several groups are pushing for a bill that would regulate the emerging technology at the same time some companies are pitching pipeline projects to state regulators.
EPA Warns Cyberattacks Against Water Supplies Are Rising, Says Utilities Need to Do More to Stop Them
May 21, 2024 0 CommentsAttempts by private groups or individuals to get into a water provider’s network and take down or deface websites aren’t new. More recently, however, attackers haven’t just gone after websites, they’ve targeted utilities’ operations instead.
Nursing Home Industry Unlikely to See Much Help From Springfield in Tough Budget Year
May 21, 2024 0 CommentsThe nursing home industry is still reeling from COVID-19, which exacerbated pre-existing challenges in long-term care — difficulties hiring and retaining staff and a population more reliant on government-funded care chief among them.
Chicago School Board Set to Sign Off on New Contract Agreement With SEIU Local 73-Backed Support Staff
May 21, 2024 0 CommentsSEIU Local 73 says it represents more than 11,000 CPS support staff, including special education classroom assistants, custodians, crossing guards, bus aides, security officers and parent workers. CPS and the union had been negotiating on a contract for a year.
2024 Chicago Summer Festival Guide
May 21, 2024 0 CommentsGet ready for fun with this guide to neighborhood street fests, art shows, outdoor concerts and cultural celebrations of all sizes across Chicago and the suburbs.
Defense Rests Without Trump Taking the Witness Stand in his New York Hush Money Trial
May 21, 2024 0 CommentsDonald Trump’s lawyers rested their defense Tuesday without the former president taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial.
Judge Orders Man Accused of Opening Fire Outside Wrigley Field Held Without Bail
May 21, 2024 0 CommentsRaphael Hammond, 37, has been charged with being a felon in possession of a handgun in connection with the shooting, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Chicago Police Department Consent Decree Set to Expand to Include Traffic Stops After Fatal Shooting of Dexter Reed
May 21, 2024 0 CommentsU.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer will hold an all-day hearing on June 11 to hear testimony from Chicagoans about CPD’s use of traffic stops and whether the court should have authority over the policy governing when officers can stop motorists.