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MarketBeat highlighted the three Illinois cities as bellwethers of the economy, during a time of uncertainty as consumer confidence remains low.
In his statement, Barack Obama said, “I’ve sat across the table from some of the world’s most difficult leaders and wrestled with some of our most intractable problems. Nothing has prepared me for working with Larry David.”
Anna Gomez, the lone Democratic member of the federal panel, spoke Thursday during the convention of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
The FDA said people who have an allergy to peanuts may risk a ‘life-threatening’ allergic reaction by consuming the recalled product.
Ferrero, parent of Chicago-based Ferrara Candy Co., said it’s buying the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of WK Kellogg Co.’s portfolio of breakfast cereals in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.
The judge said his decision to prevent Trump’s order from taking effect anywhere in the U.S. was “not a close call.”
The new policy puts an end to a security screening mandate put in place almost 20 years ago, several years after “shoe bomber” Richard Reid’s failed attempt to take down a flight from Paris to Miami in late 2001.
The move effectively calls for a carve out for religious organizations from the rarely used IRS rule called the Johnson Amendment, put in place in 1954 and named after then-Sen. Lyndon Johnson.
More than 100 people have been confirmed dead in severe flooding in Central Texas as emergency workers continued to look for dozens who remained missing.
The letters warned the countries to not retaliate by increasing their own import taxes, or else the Trump administration would further increase import taxes.
The legislation extends Trump’s 2017 multitrillion-dollar tax cuts and cuts Medicaid and food stamps by $1.2 trillion. It provides for a massive increase in immigration enforcement. Congress’ nonpartisan scorekeeper projects that nearly 12 million more people will lose health insurance under the law.
Ruling hailed as a “victory” by supporters, but people in Wisconsin still face other obstacles to accessing reproductive care.
The suit, announced Tuesday, seeks to stop federal immigration officials from securing more health documentation or using the already obtained Medicaid records of millions nationwide to target enrollees for immigration enforcement.
Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie to push President Donald Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts over the top.
Michael Schill will sit for a “transcribed interview” with the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on August 5, a university spokesperson said. On Monday, the committee accused Harvard University of violating federal civil rights law in “failing to protect Jewish students.”
Lawmakers on a 51-49 vote Saturday night pushed through the president’s massive tax and immigration legislation with Vice President JD Vance on hand to break a tie. Two Republicans joined all Democrats in voting against the bill.
The divided court ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions but left open the possibility that the birthright citizenship changes could remain blocked nationwide.
Chicago advocates and educators worry the ruling could have a chilling effect on curricula. The court ruled the schools likely could not require students to participate in lessons involving the books if parents had religious objections.
The tenth anniversary of the 2015 Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex marriage holds meaning for those who paved the way in Illinois — especially as they worry their rights could once again be in jeopardy.
Tere left Venezuela to start a new life in the U.S. She has a home, a job and access to gender affirming care. But she worries it could all disappear.