Business

Rush to Host Immigration Resource Fair at Leo High School (Chicago, IL) - Next Saturday, August 28th from 10:00 AM CT to 2:00 PM CT, the office of U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D‑Ill.) will host an Immigration Resource Fair at Leo High School.

Mayor Lightfoot Announces Cisco Selects Chicago as New Midwest Regional Hub (Chicago, IL) - Cisco, a worldwide leader in technology, has announced Chicago as the company’s Midwest regional hub — complete with new offices in Chicago’s famed Old Main Post Office.

Press Release from the Illinois Attorney General's Office

Erik Sacks: Conspiracy Theorist, Urbana Alderman, and U of I Professor; Ticketed for Destroying City Property (Urbana, IL) – According to an article on CUPerspective.org, with ample supporting documentation, the now-appointed Alderman Erick Sacks was ticketed for the destruction of city property when he allegedly hired a contractor to remove asphalt on a newly paved alley behind his house.

How a new generation of lawmakers led by Black women revived the Equal Rights Amendment - In 2015, Nevada state Sen. Pat Spearman got the Equal Rights Amendment before a legislative committee.

Why We Can’t Make Vaccine Doses Any Faster - President Joe Biden has ordered enough vaccines to immunize every American against COVID-19, and his administration says it’s using the full force of the federal government to get the doses by July. There’s a reason he can’t promise them sooner.

Edgar County Watchdogs sue Chicago Police Department after they refuse to provide copies of body cam footage, incident reports, more.