Illinois To Apply For $300 In Extra Weekly Unemployment Benefits From Federal Government
More than half of U.S. states have been approved for the additional unemployment benefits, but Illinois is not among them yet.
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More than half of U.S. states have been approved for the additional unemployment benefits, but Illinois is not among them yet.
Women could already vote in many states when the 19th Amendment passed in 1920, though difficulties in exercising that right persisted.
The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina as the party formally nominated President Trump in the roll call. Mr. Trump received 2,550 delegates' votes, unanimously making him the party nominee.
Already facing a $700 million projected budget shortfall this year alone, Mayor Lori Lightfoot next week will offer the first glimpse of how big of a financial hole Chicago is facing in 2021.
"Our patients are seniors. They're veterans. They are people who have mobility and transportation issues, and are at higher risk for COVID-19. We have some zip codes, where 50% of our mail order prescriptions were delayed."
"Pre-COVID-19, Illinois offered one of the top destinations for travel in the country, supporting thousands of jobs and economic growth for our communities," said Michael Negron, acting director of the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, which houses the tourism office.
It also includes goals for providing a remedy for potentially disastrous climate change and pollution while creating sustainable jobs and a new age of 750,000 electric vehicles within the next decade.
Joe Biden will formally accept the Democratic nomination for president in his home state of Delaware in a largely empty room at the party's virtual convention Thursday night.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) said Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden would stand up for military families because he knows the danger and sacrifice involved in serving the country.
Kamala Harris will accept the vice presidential nomination, and former President Obama and 2016 nominee Hillary Clinton will also take the stage on Wednesday, the third night of the Democratic National Convention.
Alarms were going off for some Chicago firefighters this week. First, there was a COVID-19 outbreak at the Quinn Fire Academy, and now, hundreds are expected to gather in one spot to take a test.
The Democrats are back Tuesday for the second night of the virtual convention, with major speeches by former President Bill Clinton and Dr. Jill Biden. Cindy McCain will speak in a video touting the "unlikely friendship" between Joe Biden and her husband, the late Senator John McCain.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot played a role in the first night of the all-virtual Democratic National Convention Monday night, as part of a conversation on race.
This year's Democratic National Convention will be far different in many ways than past gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic. While it will still take place over four days, from August 17 - 20, the convention's schedule is compressed: speakers will take their turns virtually from 8-10 p.m. CT each night.
"We have neighborhoods across the city that need to be heard. And more than anything else, they need the resources and investment."
