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CBS Chicago: President Joe Biden visits Illinois under a cloud of inflationary worries
CBS 2’s Tim McNicholas reports from the Kankakee Fairgrounds with a recap of his visit to a farm in that city on Wednesday.
The president said he wants to increase supplies by cutting out red tape for farmers, expanding crop insurance and increasing competition among beef, pork and poultry producers.
NBC Chicago: Illinois Facebook Users: Your Checks From a $650M Settlement Are in the Mail, Starting This Month. Here's What to Know
Settlement checks are in the mail for more than 1.42 million Illinois residents who filed claims in a seven-year, $650 million class-action biometric privacy settlement against Facebook.
According to the Settlement Administrator, payments to class members between $200 to $400 started going in the mail May 9.
The Center Square: Op-Ed: Want to fix Illinois’ voter suppression? Then give voters choices.
Voter suppression is rampant in Illinois, and it targets the poor and minorities – especially in Chicago.
But research shows it isn’t some right-wing effort to stop automatic voter registration, vote-by-mail or ask for photo IDs at the polls. It comes from a system carefully crafted over decades to stop competition by making voter participation meaningless.