Afternoon Edition: Jan. 18, 2022
Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.
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Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.
Hats off to members of the Black caucus in the Illinois General Assembly. They introduced four major bills - criminal justice, education, health care and economic equity - on Jan. 8 and passed three of them through the House and Senate in six days. The health care bill was approved in just one of the two legislative bodies. Their political play using last-minute action by a lame-duck legislature could not have been handled with more sophistication and raw power. The legislation now goes for signature by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. It will be amazing if he, in deference to the politics of the moment, ...
Editorial: A balance can be struck to keep people safe and protect the restaurant business.