Sweeping police reform legislation that bans chokeholds and racial profiling introduced Monday in the U.S. House has broad backing from the suburbs’ congressional delegation. The proposed Justice in Policing Act 2020 aims to protect blacks and other minorities in the wake of outrage over the fate of George Floyd, whose death as a Minneapolis police […]
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Bill Cameron welcomes in Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi. Bill and Raja discuss local and national issues affecting us here locally and abroad. How has the Mayor’s response been to the rioting and looting of the city? Should the National Guard be in town? Has Governor Pritzker been doing a good job in re-opening Illinois from the […]
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (8th) joins John Williams to explain why he and his colleagues composed a letter to the president, urging him not to deploy military troops to reduce destructive activity across cities. Photo Credit: AP Photo/Susan Walsh Source
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Some federal law enforcement officials have shown up at protests against police brutality bearing no indication of who they work for and with their name tags obscured. WASHINGTON — Recent protests against police brutality have featured something highly unusual: Law enforcement officials are showing up in riot gear unmarked, hiding their names and offering no indication of […]
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Washington — A group of Democrats in the House and Senate are demanding answers from Attorney General William Barr about unidentified federal law enforcement officers seen near the White House as part of the federal response to protests in the nation’s capital sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Senators Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren and Congressmen Hakeem […]
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New e-cigarette should be banned, FDA told US representatives asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week to ban Puff Bar, the fast-growing e-cigarette that has quickly replaced Juul as the vape of choice among young people, alleging that it has been targeted at teenagers stuck at home during the pandemic. The disposable devices […]
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“We found there are some challenges with the underlying legislation, so we’re trying to fix that.”- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL 8th) Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL 8th) joins The Roe Conn Show to explain how members in the House of Representatives are working in a bi-partisan way to fix the shortfalls in the Payroll Protection Program, […]
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Johnson & Johnson will stop selling its talc Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, it announced on Tuesday, saying demand had fallen in the wake of what it called “misinformation” about the product’s safety amid a barrage of legal challenges. J&J faces more than 19,000 lawsuits from consumers and their survivors claiming its […]
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After years of friction, Illinois tollway directors approved separate contracts with Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific railroads totaling $250 million Thursday, removing an obstacle to construction of I-490. The construction of the ring road on O’Hare International Airport’s west side is a game-changing project expected to alter commuting patterns in the region. The $3.4 billion […]
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Johnson & Johnson announced Tuesday that it will discontinue sales of its talc-based baby powder in Canada and the United States. The company has faced thousands of lawsuits alleging the powder contains asbestos, a claim the company denies. “Demand for talc-based Johnson’s Baby Powder in North America has been declining due in large part to […]
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