![]() Madigan has not been charged and denies any wrongdoing. Without mentioning him by name, prosecutors described the alleged role of ‘Public Official A’ - a reference to Madigan made clear elsewhere in the document and in past filings in the investigation.” They include the power company’s former chief executive, Anne Pramaggiore, and Michael McClain - a ComEd lobbyist from Quincy, Ill., who is a close confidante of Madigan.Īs WBEZ reports, “Wednesday’s indictment provided the strongest suggestion yet that Madigan was directly involved in pushing ComEd to hire people connected to him. įederal prosecutors last night filed criminal charges against four former ComEd executives and lobbyists. Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is facing further calls today from within the Democratic Party to step aside as leader after federal authorities filed new bombshell indictments surrounding its investigation into ComEd’s lobbying efforts. Can Michael Madigan retain his grip on political power? ![]() “Spending on 30 million credit and debit cards tracked by JPMorgan Chase fell 7.4% earlier this month compared with a year ago,” report The Associated Press. Many economists are warning that layoffs could accelerate this winter, and Congress needs to provide more federal relief in order to prevent the country’s nascent economic recovery from collapsing.Ībout 20 million Americans are now receiving some sort of unemployment benefit, and about half will lose that aid by the end of the year.Īnd consumer confidence, a critical pillar for a healthy economy, appears to be deteriorating as more Americans pull back on shopping. economy as coronavirus infections skyrocket to record levels. ![]() The figures offer yet another troubling sign for the U.S. New claims for unemployment benefits rose last week to 742,000, up from 711,000 in the previous week, the Labor Department said today. jobless claims increased for first time since early October That scenario recently played out in Chicago: A family gathering of 21 people in Chicago on Halloween resulted in six people contracting COVID-19. “These times are tough, it’s been a long outbreak, almost 11 months, and we understand people are tired.” Henry Walke, the CDC’s COVID-19 incident manager. ![]() And we don’t want that to happen,” said Dr. “The tragedy that could happen is that one of your family members from coming to this family gathering and they could end up severely ill, hospitalized or dying. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today strongly advised against traveling for Thanksgiving and urged Americans to reconsider plans with people outside of their households. Don’t travel this Thanksgiving, the CDC says For example, residents of majority-Black and majority-Latino ZIP codes in Chicago are getting tested at far lower rates than their counterparts in other areas of the city, according to a WBEZ analysis. In Illinois, demand for testing is skyrocketing, but access to tests is unequal. That’s roughly in line with what the institute had expected. passed a grim milestone this week: More than a quarter of a million people have died from COVID-19 so far. You don’t wait and say, ‘Okay, let me wait a little bit, maybe that fire isn’t going to spread that much.’ … We already moved into exponential growth. “When you have a fire, you send the firetruck. “When do you want to hit the brakes? That’s the question,” said IHME epidemiologist Ali Mokdad, who is among the health experts urging governments and the public to take action. Nationally, the Institute for Health Metric and Evaluation projects that more than 3 million people in the U.S. The state is seeing a rolling, seven-day average of 11,855 cases per day, up 65% from the average two weeks ago. ![]() Today, Illinois officials reported 168 new deaths and 14,612 new cases. That number is significantly higher than the official case count, which is based only on people who have tested positive for the coronavirus. 12, also estimates that more than 19,000 new infections occurred today in Illinois. The institute, which last updated its model on Nov. By March 1, the state’s projected COVID-19 death toll would surpass 21,000 since the pandemic began. The model projects the number of daily deaths could peak in early December, and then slowly decrease. That’s according to a prominent virus model from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Another 10,187 Illinois residents could die from COVID-19 by March Hey there! It’s Thursday, and I’m thinking of buying a Christmas tree for the first time in my adult life. To stay up to date on the stories that matter. WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. ![]()
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