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Apr 04 2023
News
Severe weather warning continues in northern Illinois
The Chicago Board of Elections has urged voters to get to polls before strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast to move into northern Illinois Tuesday afternoon and into Wednesday. National Weather Service Chicago said that main threats would be damaging winds, hail and tornadoes. Areas near and west of I-39 are at enhanced risk of severe storms, according to National Weather Service
Chicago Tribune
Aug 10 2023
Perspectives Blog
Are We Still Expecting a Recession?
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What is the state of the United States economy? Does a recession still loom on the horizon? Are the Federal Reserve's efforts to fight inflation working?
Here's a roundup of recent economic news and forecasts.
Jobs: In July, the U.S. economy added 187,000 jobs, and
AllSides Staff
Apr 03 2023
News
6 Candidates Vie For Downers Grove Village Board: Election 2023
Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. for the April 4 election. Below, you'll find some information about each candidate for the Downers Grove Village Council, in the order they are listed on the ballot. Martin Tully, who served two terms as Mayor of Downers Grove, served until 2019, when he reached his term limit. As mayor, Tully served eight years without increasing property taxes and
Patch.com
Apr 03 2023
News
Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson campaign around city on election eve
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Voters will decide Tuesday who will be Chicago's mayor for the next four years. With the finish line in sight, both candidates spent the day campaigning across the city Monday – delivering last-minute messages to undecided voters. As CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reported, Paul Vallas started his day in Roseland – greeting voters at Old Fashioned Donuts, 11248 S.
CBS News (Online)
Aug 10 2023
Perspectives Blog
AI May Disrupt the 2024 Election. Here’s How You Can Prepare.
Recent advancements in the automation community have placed artificial intelligence (AI) technology in a position to change our culture and society forever, which, most assuredly, includes our elections. The high stakes and polarization surrounding and encompassing the 2024 election are unprecedented, even without the plausible effect artificial intelligence may have.
With the rise of
Johnathon Held
Dec 19 2022
News
Will Elon Musk Step Down as Twitter CEO?
Is it possible that Elon Musk is going to step down as the CEO of the company he just bought for $44 billion?
Following a chaotic six weeks in charge of the platform, Musk on Sunday night posted a poll asking his 122 million followers if he should “step down as the head of Twitter.” The Tesla CEO added that he would “abide by the results of this poll.”
While the vote was still
Vice
May 10 2023
Data
Americans Lack Confidence in Major Economic Leaders
With the U.S. facing a deadline to increase the nation’s debt limit and the threat of an economic recession looming, Americans lack confidence in a variety of key U.S. leaders on economic matters. Gallup finds between 34% and 38% of U.S. adults expressing a "great deal" or "fair amount" of confidence in President Joe Biden, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
Gallup
Mar 30 2023
Opinion
America’s soft revolution away from everything that’s made us great
An alarming new poll shows America’s having its own version of a Soviet revolution.
Russian revolutionary murderer Vladimir Lenin proclaimed, “Morality is entirely subordinate to the interests of class war. Everything is moral that is necessary for the annihilation of the old exploiting social order and for uniting the proletariat.”
As Lenin contrived his own morality, he and his
New York Post (Opinion)
Apr 09 2023
News
Religion or moral anarchy?
Sunday was Easter. Passover ends on Thursday. What better time to consider the role of religion in American life and where its absence will inevitably lead us?
The results of the latest Wall Street Journal values poll, released late last month, should serve as a combination wake-up call and cold shower. Especially for the young, religion and patriotism are out. Greed is in.
Washington Times
Jan 01 2023
News
2023 elections: Chicago chooses a mayor, states vote on ...
The dust has settled following the 2022 midterms, and Americans in certain cities and states around the country are looking ahead to elections slated to take place in the new year. While there is sure to be a great deal of focus on the 2024 presidential election, thousands of voters are gearing up to head to the polls in 2023 to elect state and local leaders in different corners of America.
Fox News (Online News)