Pence And Harris Clash Over Virus At Vice Presidential Debate
Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris will meet on Wednesday night for their first — and only — debate of 2020.
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Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris will meet on Wednesday night for their first — and only — debate of 2020.
A big-money fundraiser by the Republican Party that was held last month in Lake Forest has gotten the attention of the Lake County Health Department.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot, a Democrat, praised the performance of U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) in the vice presidential debate Wednesday night.
Voters all across suburban Cook County expressed first-day frustrations Wednesday as early voting began.
Two weeks before she unveils her 2021 budget plan, Mayor Lori Lightfoot still isn't willing to say if she'll be able to avoid a property tax hike or massive layoffs to help plug a $1.2 billion shortfall.
"Wisconsin is what happens when you politicize public health," Lightfoot said Wednesday.
The mayor's proposal would require industrial developers to clear additional regulatory hurdles before opening facilities near residential neighborhoods.
"It's not just those who experienced her long career or her long life that she's impacted, but it's young people like my daughter here who's been inspired by her work," Ald. Michael Rodriguez (22nd) said of Ginsburg.
"We spend billions of dollars a year keeping too many people in an overcrowded prison system that has proven itself too expensive, too punitive and wholly ineffective at keeping Illinois families safe," Pritzker said in a statement.
We're being bombarded by them – ads for and against the graduated income tax proposal for Illinois that will be on the ballot next month.
"The committee will meet again in person on November 5 in Springfield – without the backdrop of a political campaign," said Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch (D-Hillside).
Dozens of clergy members said the current flat tax places an unfair burden on the working poor and middle class, and they believe millionaires and billionaires should pay a greater share of taxes.
Controversy is brewing inside the Chicago Fire Department about a tragic incident that happened on Labor Day weekend.
Illinois' recreational marijuana industry continues to surge as many other businesses struggle to survive during the pandemic, with statewide sales surpassing $67.6 million in September.
The city is facing a projected shortfall of $1.2 billion in 2021, including more than $780 million in tax revenue lost to the pandemic.
