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We are one Illinois
If nothing else, the last three-plus years have made clear the case for unity in our state and across the country
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Ted CoxAmeya Pawar, Ted Cox, One Illinois, Political Divide, J.B. Pritzker, Joe Biden, Chris Lain, Dylan Parker, Jean deDieu Ahorloo, Tyrone Coleman, Rachael Heaton, TreeHouse Wildlife Center, Bill Kleiman, Nachusa Grasslands, Rich Krueger, Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Illinois Underground Railroad, Owen Muelder, Lee Ann Porter, Knox College, Loving Bottoms, Great River Tug Fest, Patrick Korellis, Tabitha Tripp, Black Lives Matter, Anna IL, Obed & Isaac's, 17th Street BBQ, Ulysses Grant, Stop Sterigenics, Fair Tax Amendment, Denny Jacobs
New Ill. jobless claims remain above 100K
Another 850K idled workers file for benefits nationally; Chicago area, Decatur above statewide average
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Durbin renews attack on domestic terrorism
Senator ties issue to Holocaust Remembrance Day as feds issue warning bulletin
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Ted CoxDick Durbin, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Robert Keith Packer, Camp Auschwitz, U.S. Capitol Assault, Donald Trump, George Brent, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Domestic Terrorism, Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act, Domestic Terrorism, Brad Schneider, Joe Biden, Trump Impeachment
Hedge clippings
Billionaire Ken Griffin bails out fellow hedge fund in ‘meme stock’ raid after leading fight against graduated income tax
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Ted CoxKen Griffin, Meme Stocks, GameStop, Melvin Capital, Reddit, r/Wallstreetbets, Robinhood, Hertz, Kodak, AMC, Nokia, Blackberry, Bed Bath & Beyond, Blockbuster Video, Citadel Investments, Steve Cohen, Point72, Bruce Rauner, Illinois Policy Institute, John Tillman, Warlander Asset Management, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin
Biden to reopen Obamacare enrollment
Affordable Care Act bolstered in pandemic; Durbin seeks to expand health workers
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Ted CoxJoe Biden, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Obamacare Enrollment, Dick Durbin, Marco Rubio, U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Kaiser Family Foundation, Joel Ario, National Health Services Corps, Nurse Corps, National Disaster Medical System
Bernie renews call for $15 minimum wage
Rep. Garcia leads co-sponors in Illinois delegation; Sen. Sanders sees possible parliamentary passage
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Ted CoxBernie Sanders, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, U.S. Minimum Wage, Raise the Wage Act, COVID-19 Relief, Mitch McConnell, Kamala Harris, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, J.B. Pritzker, Illinois Minimum Wage
COVID-19 pandemic is billionaires' bonanza
$1.1T in wealth gained just since March could fund Biden’s entire relief package, says Americans for Tax Fairness
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Ted CoxAmericans for Tax Fairness, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Elon Musk, Tesla, SpaceX, Joe Biden, Institute for Policy Studies, Forbes, U.S. Billionaires, Jeff Bezos, Amazon, Microsoft, Bill Gates, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffet, Elizabeth Warren, Chuck Collins, Billionaire Bonanza 2020, COVID-19 Relief, Frank Clemente, Bernie Sanders
Lost jobs cause unionization rate to rise
Union members weathered the pandemic economic downturn better than other workers
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Ted CoxU.S. Union Membership, Coronavirus, COVID-19, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, State of the Unions 2020, Janus, Illinois Union Workers, Project for Middle Class Renewal, Robert Bruno, Frank Manzo IV, Illinois Economic Policy Institute
Illinois unemployment rate jumps to 7.6%
Leisure and hospitality lead job losses as U.S. jobless rate remains steady at 6.7%
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Ted CoxIllinois Unemployment Rate, Illinois Unemployment, U.S. Unemployment Rate, U.S. Unemployment, IDES, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, J.B. Pritzker, Dan Hynes, Erin Guthrie, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
Chicago dining Saturday, Phase 1B Monday
Pritzker admits ‘frustrating’ shortage of vaccines, blames Trump, lauds Biden
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Restore Illinois
Declare Uber, Lyft drivers employees, says study
Only lack of traffic in pandemic got their pay above minimum wage in Chicago
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Ted CoxUber, Lyft, Ride-Hailing, ILEPI, Project for Middle Class Renewal, UIUC, Frank Manzo IV, Robert Bruno, Via Ride Hailing, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Chicago Minimum Wage, California Ride Hailing
900K file new claims for unemployment
New Illinois filings top 100K amid persistent reports of fraud across the nation
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'Unity is the path forward': Biden
‘We will get through this together — together!’ President insists in inaugural address
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Ted CoxJoe Biden, Jill Biden, Abraham Lincoln, Donald Trump, Langston Hughes, Pandemic Economy, Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Garth Brooks
Trump passes out pardons leaving White House
Ex-president pardons or commutes sentences of more than 140, including Bannon, but does not try to pardon self
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Trump Pardons, Steve Bannon, Lil Wayne, Brian Urlacher, Casey Urlacher, Breitbart, Elliott Broidy, Kodak Black, Rod Blagojevich, Kwame Kilpatrick, Paul Manafort, Michael Flynn, Roger Stone, Joe Biden
Docile Trump delivers farewell address
Outgoing president tells country to welcome ‘a new administration and pray for its success’
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Trump Putsch, Trump Impeachment, Mike Pence, COVID-19, COVID-19 Toll, 1776 Commission, 1619 Project, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Day, Twitter, Kimberly Guilfoyle
COVID-19 tiers of relief
State hospital hiring initiative alters metrics, allows more regions to ease restrictions
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Ted CoxCoronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19, Li'l Porgy's, Restore Illinois, Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Ngozi Ezike, J.B. Pritzker
Three regions leave Tier 3, ease COVID bans
Northwest, southern Illinois join Quad Cities, Bloomington-Normal in reopening museums, allowing low-risk sports, group fitness
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Ted CoxCoronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccine, COVID-19 Testing, Illinois COVID-19, Illinois COVID-19 Toll, Restore Illinois, Lori Lightfoot, Ngozi Ezike, J.B. Pritzker, Joe Biden, Mahatma Gandhi, Illinois Department of Public Health
Uihlein funded U.S. Capitol protest group
Democratic attorneys general call on GOP counterparts to reject contributions from ‘mega-donor’ Uihleins
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Ted CoxU.S. Capitol Assault, Richard Uihlein, Elizabeth Uihlein, Democratic Attorneys General Association, Tea Party Patriots, Rule of Law Defense Fund, Republican Attorneys General Association, Bruce Rauner, Jeanne Ives, Dan Proft, Sheldon Adelson, WBEZ, Sean Rankin, Donald Trump, Trump Impeachment
Construction wage theft 'pervasive' in Midwest
Paying ‘under the table’ hurts workers and robs states of critical funding, says new study
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New jobless claims climb back above 1M
Biden lays out plans to complete $2,000 stimulus payments, attack pandemic
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