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States push for broadband as American jobs plan gains steam

States push for broadband as American jobs plan gains steam

By Katya Maruri, Government Technology, Tribune Content Agency
April 6, 2021
The United States Supreme Court Building. (Jeff Kubina via Wikimedia Commons)

Biden’s diverse first judicial picks put a Black woman on the path for the Supreme Court

By David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, Tribune Content Agency
March 31, 2021
Gov. JB Pritzker gives a COVID-19 update in Murphysboro, Ill. Oct. 19. 2020 “If you are getting tired and you’ve let your guard down now is the time to pick it back up again,” Pritzker said. “Things are getting worse, now is the time to wear a mask wherever you go, get your flu shot, forgo unnecessary trips or gatherings and take extra care to stay six feet away from each other especially in public.” Pritzker announced stricter COVID-19 mitigations for region 5 at this update including the temporary closure of indoor dining and a ban on gatherings of 25 or more people.

Pritzker announces new vaccine availability and advancements in Restore Illinois plan

By Diksha Mittal, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2021
Protestors hold signs at the Southern Illinois Peace Coalition's Monthly Peace and Justice Vigil Saturday, Feb. 5, 2021, at the corner of W. Main St. and Illinois Ave. in Carbondale, Ill. Due to Biden's announcement to end the U.S. support of the Saudi war in Yemen on Feb. 4, the Peace Coalition decided to dedicate their vigil this month to supporting the end of the war in Yemen.

Southern Illinois Peace Coalition protests U.S. involvement in war on Yemen

By Leah Sutton, Photo Editor
February 6, 2021
Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speak after the Democratic Presidential Debate at Texas Southern University's Health and PE Center on Sept. 12, 2019 in Houston, Texas.

The sister that made the leap: Alpha Kappa Alpha celebrates Kamala Harris’s Vice Presidency

By Jamilah Lewis, Staff Reporter
February 2, 2021
Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. president during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS)

‘Democracy has prevailed’: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sworn in

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
January 20, 2021
Illinois State Capital building seen from a rooftop in downtown Springfield, IL on Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2020.

Springfield Capitol boards up, police take extra precautions in case of riots

By Keaton Yates, Staff Reporter
January 15, 2021
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Miguel Cardona, the state's education commissioner, talked during a forum on improving public school education.

Biden picks Connecticut schools chief for secretary of education

By Jennifer Epstein and Andrew Kreighbaum Bloomberg News, Tribune Content Agency
December 22, 2020
Democratic presidential candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speak after the Democratic Presidential Debate at Texas Southern University's Health and PE Center on Sept. 12, 2019 in Houston, Texas.

Opinion- Kamala Harris: The truth behind identity politics

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2020
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks while flanked by vice presidential nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris (D- California), at The Queen theater on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden attended internal meetings with staff as votes are still being counted in his tight race against incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump, which remains too close to call.

Biden wins presidency, defeating President Trump

By Staff Report, News Desk
November 7, 2020
People maintain their 6-foot social distancing while waiting to vote at the Carbondale Civic Center Nov. 3, in Carbondale, Ill.

‘Everything is at stake:’ Voters share what the 2020 presidential election means to them

By Oreoluwa Ojewuyi, Staff Reporter
November 6, 2020
A voter approaches the Jackson County Court House on Election Day 2020 in Murphysboro, IL, Tuesday, November 3, 2020.

Election results 2020: Joe Biden wins Wisconsin, where President Donald Trump has asked for a recount

By Melissa Hanson, masslive.com
November 4, 2020
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