Navy Got Head Start on Remote Recruiting. When the Pandemic Hit, It Paid Off

by Arnab Mondal | Oct 16, 2020 | Coronavirus, Featured, National Security

CHICAGO — As Americans scrambled to figure out remote work when the novel coronavirus pandemic hit in March, the Navy found itself ahead of the game: it was already implementing a plan to recruit and train without in-person contact. The service’s...

VIDEO: Biden holds a televised town hall in Philadelphia

by Julia Benbrook | Oct 16, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Topics

PHILADELPHIA – Tuesday’s dueling TV town halls featured a combative President Donald Trump on NBC and a focused Joe Biden on ABC. A scheduled second presidential debate for Tuesday was canceled after Trump was diagnosed with COVID-19 and refused to attend...

Illinoisans travel to Washington, D.C. in protest of Supreme Court confirmation hearings

by Madison Muller | Oct 16, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Social Justice

On Wednesday evening, five politically engaged Illinoisans traveled to Washington, D.C. ahead of Thursday’s final day of confirmation hearings in Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination. They each said it was necessary – regardless of the outcome – to be...

VIDEO: Protesters and supporters clash on final day of Barrett hearings

by Amanda Rooker | Oct 15, 2020 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Outside witnesses testified on the fourth and final day of confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, as Republicans rush to confirm President Trump’s pick before the November 3rd election. Groups in support, and opposition, of Barrett’s...

Five Races: A Look at the Most Contentious Races in the 2020 Senate Election

by Jay Silver | Oct 15, 2020 | Featured, Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — The Nov. 3 election will not only decide who is the next president, but whether Republicans continue to control the Senate, with 35 seats up for grabs. Twenty-five are held by Republicans, five of whom are in close races whose results could hand...

Vulnerable communities on the coast need more access to federal grants to combat climate change, according to experts

by Nicholas Portuondo | Oct 15, 2020 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON- The federal government’s grant programs are failing coastal communities of color that are the most hurt by climate change, like Native Americans or Puerto Ricans, witnesses at a House oceans subcommittee hearing said Thursday. “The communities who are...