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WASHINGTON Former President Barack Obama started his birthday week grooving to tunes at a Beyonc and Jay-Z concert . He'll end it by marking the first Barack Obama Day on Saturday as he turns 57. The legislature in Obama's former home state of Illinois passed a law last year to designate each Aug. 4 as a commemorative holiday to celebrate the 44th president, whose political career began in the Land of Lincoln.
Apprentices in Harper College's general insurance apprenticeship program split their time between insurance coursework at Harper and working at Zurich North America in Schaumburg. U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi says increased federal funding for career and technical education programs will help create more apprenticeship opportunities like these.
Chicago and state officials released a plan Friday to carry out far-reaching police reforms under federal court supervision more than a year after a U.S. Justice Department investigation found a deep-rooted history of civil rights violations by the police department. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson to release a 200-page report covering numerous topics, ranging from police recruitment and training to the use of force and misconduct investigations.
Nine members of the Coleman f... . Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry is comforted after speaking during the funeral of Glenn Coleman, Reece Coleman, Evan Coleman and Arya Coleman, Friday, July 27, 2018, in Indianapolis.
Three members of Illinois' Congressional delegation will be behind closed doors when lawmakers hash out the reconciliation of the farm bill that passed the House with the version approved by the Senate. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a farm bill, and the Senate passed a similar but different one.
A Breeze, Illinois, vehicle inspector and appraiser was called by Ripley Entertainment, the owners of 'Ride the Ducks' Duck Boats in August 2017 to assess whether the vehicles would pass Department of Transportation requirements. Steven Paul said he conducted a visual inspection of the vehicles.
ATLANTA, Ga. - An outbreak of salmonella linked to raw turkey products has affected at least 90 people across 26 states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.
Today, when the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a bill to set up a federal-level 100th anniversary commission for Route 66, two Midwestern states also are poised to set up their commissions to mark the road's centennial in 2026. Under legislation signed by then-Gov. Eric Greitens, Missouri is set to form an 18-member commission to plan and sponsor a centennial observance in 2026 for the Mother Road, which stretches 2,400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Registration will allow you to post comments on GreenwichTime.com and create a GreenwichTime.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. If the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is confirmed, he and his fellow justices will all be graduates of Ivy League law schools: four from Harvard, four from Yale and one from Columbia.
The Senate could be debating one of its own as it works to fill retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy's seat on the Supreme Court. Michael Shumway Lee Who top conservatives want Trump to pick for Supreme Court Trump court decision energizes White House Will Trump get his Bork on the Supreme Court? MORE is being touted by conservatives as a dark-horse pick that would stick to the letter of the Constitution, unlike previous Republican nominees who have frustrated the base by moving to the middle once on the court.
ILLINOIS' FARMERS INVEST NEARLY $4 BILLION IN 2018 CORN CROP Jul. 6, 2018 Source: Illinois Corn Growers Association For the second year in a row, Illinois corn farmers have invested close to $4 billion in crop inputs, supplies and services to grow their crop. That is despite the fact that the 2018 Illinois corn crop represents an estimated 200,000 fewer planted acres than last year.
Steny Hamilton Hoyer The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Better Medicare Alliance - Protests and anger: Washington in turmoil as elections near Dem generation gap widens NYT editorial board: Time for some young Dem leaders MORE earlier this week was admitted to George Washington University Hospital with a case of pneumonia and remained hospitalized on Wednesday, Politico reported . Hoyer's spokeswoman Katie Grant said in a statement that he was diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia.
Anthony Kennedy's decision to retire set off another political skirmish Wednesday, as Senate Democrats, including from Illinois, demanded a replacement be put off until after the midterm elections.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ended the practice of forcing public sector workers to pay union fees as a condition of employment. In a 5-4 decision , the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Mark Janus in his First Amendment lawsuit against the AFSCME Council 31. The decision means Janus, a child support specialist for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, no longer has to pay what the union calls "fair share" fees for AFSCME's representation of him.
A deeply divided Supreme Court dealt a major blow to the nation's public employee unions Wednesday that likely will result in a loss of money, members and political muscle. After three efforts in 2012, 2014 and 2016 fell short, the court's conservative majority ruled 5-4 that unions cannot collect fees from non-members to help defray the costs of collective bargaining.
"At USDA, we believe in rural America and in the promise of small towns and the people who call them home," said Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett. "Under Secretary Perdue's leadership, we are committed to being a strong partner to local leaders in building healthy, prosperous futures for their communities."
Mark Janus, the plaintiff in Janus vs. AFSCME outside the U.S. Supreme Court with members of his legal team Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Mark Janus, the plaintiff in Janus vs. AFSCME outside the U.S. Supreme Court with members of his legal team Monday, Feb. 26, 2018.
Mark Janus, the plaintiff in Janus vs. AFSCME , with Buckeye Institute President Robert Alt, and Rebecca Friedrichs, whose previous case to overturn forced union dues deadlocked the U.S. Supreme Court 4-4, on the Supreme Court steps Monday, Feb. 26, 2018. Mark Janus, the plaintiff in Janus vs. AFSCME , with Buckeye Institute President Robert Alt, and Rebecca Friedrichs, whose previous case to overturn forced union dues deadlocked the U.S. Supreme Court 4-4, on the Supreme Court steps Monday, Feb. 26, 2018.
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the 2018 farm bill Thursday, called for a second time after it failed in May. It sets in place more comprehensive work requirements for recipients of federal food assistance. Able-bodied recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, that aren't pregnant or caring for children would need to either work at least 20 hours per week or spend that time in job training.
House Speaker Michael Madigan listens during a legislative session on Aug. 28, 2017, at the State Capitol. A former federal prosecutor will conduct a review of operations of the Illinois House after sexual harassment allegations lodged against aides and allies of Madigan.