Raphael Warnock defeated the Republican challenger Herschel Walker to maintain his seat in the U.S. Senate on Dec. 6. Neither candidate received over 50...
The Chicago Defender Endorses Kim Foxx for State’s Attorney
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CHICAGO (March 1, 2016, ) – The Chicago Defender announces its endorsement of Kim Foxx...
Cook County's early experiment with Obamacare through its waiver-based "CountyCare" Medicaid program has been faltering in the delivery of a key benefit - substance abuse treatment. The problem has prompted State Rep. Greg Harris (D-Chicago) and the Illinois Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse to intervene to provide a solution. Part of the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — From New York’s Liberty Island to Alaska’s Denali National Park, the U.S. government closed its doors as a bitter budget fight idled hundreds of thousands of federal workers and halted all but the most critical government services for the first time in nearly two decades. A midnight deadline to avert a shutdown passed amid Congressional bickering, casting in doubt Americans’ ability to get government services ranging from federally-backed home loans to supplemental food assistance for children and pregnant women. For many employees of the federal government, the shutdown that began Tuesday meant no more paychecks as they were forced onto unpaid furloughs. For those still working, it meant delays in getting paid. Park Ranger and father-to-be Darquez Smith said he already lives ...
