An Illinois child tax credit would help struggling families avoid poverty
Illinois would experience fiscal savings as families could rely less on safety net programs, state Sen. Mike Simmons writes.
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Illinois would experience fiscal savings as families could rely less on safety net programs, state Sen. Mike Simmons writes.
Change can start with learning more about Juneteenth and being kinder, or by implementing positive actions that result in equality.
Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times In reporting on the plight of landlords due to the moratorium on evictions, David Roeder seems not to have talked to any tenants’ organizations. He also did not note that the statewide moratorium set to expire at the end of this month supplements a national moratorium issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through June 30. Roeder says the moratorium means landlords “shoulder a strange burden of giving away their product for free.” But there’s a big difference between canceling a debt and placing a freeze on the most drastic recourse for cred...