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Pritzker just signed the assault weapons ban. What happens now?

2 years 8 months ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- Governor Pritzker signed an assault weapon ban into law Tuesday night. Some of the law goes into effect immediately, some will not go into effect until later. Immediately Now in Illinois, it is illegal to sell or deliver any assault weapon anywhere in the state of Illinois. "Sales of assault weapons [...]
Danny Connolly

Do family leave acts kill progress on the gender wage gap?

2 years 8 months ago
Tyler Cowen points me today to a new study that investigates whether the gender wage gap is affected by family leave laws. The basic strategy is to look at the gender gap by state and compare wages before and after family leave acts were passed. That's a sensible approach. Long story short, the authors conclude ...continue reading "Do family leave acts kill progress on the gender wage gap?"
Kevin Drum

When a Grocery Store Means Everything

2 years 8 months ago
When the Save A Lot in Pagedale closed in November of 2021, it was a major blow to a community that had worked hard to bring the kinds of things to Pagedale and the surrounding communities that are commonplace most anywhere else. Like a grocery store. Opened in 2010, the Save A Lot was the […]
Dede Hance

Forum Drone Update on East Olive and I-170

2 years 8 months ago
This week the camera of Construction Forum Louis Kelly, owner of Drone Eagle LLC, drone captured bustling activity on Olive Boulevard just east of I-170. The Costco Store which anchors the site 31-acre-site being developed by Larry Chapman, CEO of Seneca Commercial Real Estate and Bob Clark, CEO of Clayco and its CRG development was […]
Tom Finan

American conservatives are the least silenced people on the planet

2 years 8 months ago
Jesus Christ: I'm not sure there's been a less silenced group in all of history than modern conservatives. They have their own TV network. They have the entire AM radio dial. They have social media networks for their own private use. They have churches, CEOs, and think tanks at their beck and call. They own ...continue reading "American conservatives are the least silenced people on the planet"
Kevin Drum

Cathy M. Westerheide Retires from Golterman & Sabo

2 years 8 months ago
Cathy Westerheide, Director of Sales for G&S Acoustics and FabricWall, will retire effective December 29, 2022, marking the conclusion of a notable 29-year career with Golterman & Sabo, the parent company of G & S Acoustics. “Cathy’s relationships with our customers and reps have been outstanding,” says Herb Golterman, CEO. “She has that rare talent […]
Dede Hance