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Illinois Republicans blast Pritzker, Lightfoot for Chicago's unemployment rate (Springfield, IL) - Illinois Republicans are pointing a finger at Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for the state’s shrinking job market.

Guest: Corey Person - Pastor Corey Person discusses his work as a Pastor of Presence Church in Chicago Heights, Illinois.

Speaker Welch, Health Advocates Celebrate Historic Health Care Expansion for Undocumented Seniors (Chicago, IL) - House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, Majority Leader Greg Harris (D-Chicago) and Assistant Majority Leader Delia Ramirez (D-Chicago) joined advocates to celebrate Illinois being the first state in the nation to offer health care coverage to seniors regardless of their immigration status.

The White Sox lose momentum as the Twins leave Chicago on a win (Chicago, Illinois) - In the last game of the series against the Twins, White Sox pitcher Dylan Cease took the mound to throw out the first pitch

Chicago Heights City Council OKs FY22 budget (Chicago Heights, IL) - The Chicago Heights City Council on Wednesday passed a budget with a $1.2 million surplus.

Key's Take: Chicago Heights City Council Meeting - 07/21/2021 (Chicago Heights, IL) - Mayor David A. Gonzalez, all 7 Aldermen, and the public assembled to review the 2021-2022 budget in a public hearing at the Bloom Township Center. 

Twins couldn’t keep up with the White Sox (Chicago, Illinois) - In the 3rd game of the series against the Twins, the White Sox brought out pitcher Dallas Keuchel to throw out the first pitch. 

Democratic leaders seek to dismiss redistricting lawsuits (Springfield, IL) - Lawyers for Illinois’ Democratic legislative leaders last week filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit from Republicans and a Mexican American advocacy group regarding newly drawn legislative maps, calling the challenge “purely speculative” until full U.S. Census data is released.

Editing in Progress: 'All uniformed agents need CRT': Chicago Police would take Critical Race Theory courses under bill heralded by activist, political activist (Springfield, IL) - A bill that would require Chicago Police Department employees to take critical race theory (CRT) courses before hiring and during their time in the academy now sits in the Rules Committee in Springfield.

White Sox struggle at first but end the day with an extraordinary finish (Chicago, Illinois) - At the beginning of the first game of the day, White Sox pitcher, Lance Lynn, took the mound to throw out the first pitch.