George Floyd’s horrifying death at the hands of Minneapolis police underscores the urgent need to continue working towards reforms outlined in the consent decree at the Chicago Police Department.
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Minority-owned businesses largely miss out on federal relief
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Locals hope that the next round of Paycheck Protection Program loans won’t prioritize large, publicly-traded corporations over the hardest hit small businesses.
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Stimulus checks could be snapped up by debt collectors unless state does more to intervene
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker has taken some steps to protect the payments, but more could be done to block payday lenders, consumer installment lenders, and debt collectors from taking CARES Act funds needed by families.
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Essential workers contract COVID-19 statewide, giving demands a deadly urgency
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Chicago Amazon and Instacart workers join a wave of strikes around the country pushing for warehouse safety, sick leave and more.
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Illinois prisons — and rural healthcare systems — facing crisis due to slow COVID-19 response
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s failure to release vulnerable prisoners from overcrowded facilities will cost avoidable loss of life behind bars and in surrounding communities, say advocates and medical professionals.
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Illinois changes Medicaid, food stamps and unemployment policies in response to COVID-19
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Advocates praise Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s new measures meant to help low-income communities survive the crisis, but say much more is needed in a variety of areas.
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After Biden’s primary win, where do progressive politics stand in Illinois?
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Bernie Sanders’ role in pushing the candidate left, and the victories and close calls of down-ballot candidates Marie Newman, Aaron Ortiz, Ken Thomas and Nidia Carranza show a shift.
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Cook County Jail should reduce population to address coronavirus threat
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The Chicago Community Bond Fund and dozens of other organizations call to release detainees held because they can’t afford bail and limit new admissions to protect inmates, staff, and the general public.
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Pritzker must act now to prevent coronavirus devastation behind bars in Illinois
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Advocates ask the governor to take immediate steps to address the threat to elderly and infirm inmates in jail and prison, many of whom were subject to outdated punitive sentencing measures.
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Fair tax: the other most consequential vote Illinoisans will be making this November
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Irrational scare tactics and myths shouldn’t obscure a proposal that will determine whether the state can move beyond its perpetual fiscal crisis and begin to fund education adequately.
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Jussie Smollett case obscures Kim Foxx’s record and Bill Conway’s conflicts
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Bill Conway is using his client’s open case to score political points against incumbent Kim Foxx.