(The Center Square) – Members of a legislative committee appointed to review emergency powers of the executive branch adopted recommendations Tuesday to limit the executive’s powers.
(The Center Square) – A top Georgia election official offered an impassioned plea to President Donald Trump on Tuesday after death threats were leveled at a local election worker.
The state health department reported 12,542 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
The state health department reported 12,542 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
The state health department reported 12,542 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
The state health department reported 12,542 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
(The Center Square) – With Illinois and the rest of the country dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, the post-Thanksgiving shopping season was unlike any other.
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy on Tuesday joined a “bipartisan, bicameral coalition” of lawmakers to announce a $908 billion COVID-19 aid package they hope can pass both chambers before the end of the year.
(The Center Square) – The Michigan Senate Oversight Committee on Tuesday heard more than six hours of testimony from Michiganders who alleged they witnessed improprieties in the Nov. 3 election at the TCF Center in Detroit.
(The Center Square) – Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-Western Springs, is demanding the Joint Commission on Ethics and Lobbying Reforms that was stunted by the pandemic earlier this year restart.
(The Center Square) – Support for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan to get another historic term as speaker continues to wane.
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a measure on Monday that would have provided broad liability protections for businesses, schools and nursing homes facing COVID-19 lawsuits.
ITASCA, Ill., Dec. 1, 2020 /CNW/ - (NYSE: KFS) Kingsway Financial Services Inc. ("Kingsway") today announced the closing of its acquisition of PWI Holdings, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries Preferred Warranties, Inc., Superior Warranties, Inc., Preferred Warranties of Florida, Inc., and Preferred Nationwide Reinsurance Company, Ltd., "PWI"). The addition of PWI further strengthens Kingsway's position in the vehicle service contract and extended warranty industry.
ITASCA, Ill., Dec. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ - (NYSE: KFS) Kingsway Financial Services Inc. ("Kingsway") today announced the closing of its acquisition of PWI Holdings, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries Preferred Warranties, Inc., Superior Warranties, Inc., Preferred Warranties of Florida, Inc., and Preferred Nationwide Reinsurance Company, Ltd., "PWI"). The addition of PWI further strengthens Kingsway's position in the vehicle service contract and extended warranty industry.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is holding a press conference on COVID-19 in Illinois.
(The Center Square) – The first public hearing of the Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission focused on grants of federal dollars the Pritzker administration is administering to businesses. But one aspect of the program was labeled “abuse of power” by a commission member.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is holding a press conference on COVID-19 in Illinois.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is holding a press conference on COVID-19 in Illinois.
(The Center Square) – With truancy enforcement difficult in the era of COVID-19 and remote learning, some say reopening in-person education for those most disconnected Illinois students is vital.
(The Center Square) – The Austin City Council on Thursday plans to vote on 75 agenda items, which would authorize millions of dollars in spending of taxpayer money on contracts, construction projects, regulatory measures and other items.
(The Center Square) – Republicans in Wisconsin are shocked and scrambling after the state Assembly’s budget chief abruptly submitted his resignation.
(The Center Square) – With the pre-filing period for bills ahead of Florida's 2021 legislative session beginning this week, two controversial firearms-related bills already have been filed.
(The Center Square) – Illinois electricity consumers paid higher rates than they should have after utility company Commonwealth Edison’s “charm offensive” put them in the good graces of House Speaker Michael Madigan, according to a new report.
(The Center Square) – Gov. Gavin Newsom's severe restrictions on gatherings at houses of worship remain in doubt after the U.S. Supreme Court last week ruled against lesser restrictions in the state of New York.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Dec. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Omron Electronic Components is pleased to announce EAS Sales, A Mel Foster Company, as its new manufacturer's representative for the northern Illinois and eastern Wisconsin territory. Headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL, EAS Sales has 18+ years of experience in the electromechanical component industry.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois (BCBSIL) today announced it has distributed $480,000 in funding to help organizations around the state increase access to immunizations.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- After serving as Harris Associates' president and president of the Oakmark Funds for the last 10 years, Kristi Rowsell will retire from Harris Associates, adviser to the Oakmark Funds and an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, during the first half of 2021. Ms. Rowsell provided the firm with more than 25 years of distinguished service, which also included positions as chief financial officer and treasurer.
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 12,542 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 125 additional deaths.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a market operator and global trading solutions provider, announced today that Ed Tilly, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Brian Schell, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will present at the Goldman Sachs 2020 U.S. Financial Services Virtual Conference on Tuesday, December 8 at 1:40 p.m. ET.
The St. Louis Pandemic Task Force said Tuesday that the number of confirmed COVID-19 patients in area hospitals continues to rise.
(The Center Square) – A top Georgia election official offered an impassioned plea to President Donald Trump on Tuesday after death threats were leveled at a local election worker.
As the uprising spurred by George Floyd's killing continues to reverberate, a new coalition of Washington business and philanthropy leaders says it aims to spend $2 billion over the next five years to advance racial equity. Nearly 60 executives have so far joined the group, Washington Employers for Racial Equity, including the CEOs of some of the state's most prominent organizations, such as ...
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy on Tuesday joined a “bipartisan, bicameral coalition” of lawmakers to announce a $908 billion COVID-19 aid package they hope can pass both chambers before the end of the year.
Kara Kapczynski could tell something wasn't right. The Vinings School of Art — which she started in 2006 to offer painting, drawing and music classes — had received a federal pandemic relief loan in May. So, when an Atlanta-based employee with the Small Business Administration called Kapczynski on Nov. 17 to verify information for another loan, alarm bells went off, she said. "At first, I ...
