State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch, D-Hillside, takes the oath of office to become the Illinois speaker of the House for the 102nd General Assembly for the Illinois House of Representatives at the Bank of Springfield Center on Wednesday. | Justin
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Astros owner Jim Crane wins first round in Mike Bolsinger’s lawsuit
Houston Astros owner Jim Crane does not have to testify under oath about his team’s sign-stealing scandal, a judge ruled Friday. That might happen later in pitcher Mike Bolsinger’s lawsuit against the Astros, if the lawsuit goes forward. But first
How Failures of the Obama-Era Stimulus Could Guide a Biden Administration
The person taking the oath of office on Jan. 20 will face an economic mess. That will be true whether it’s Joe Biden or Donald J. Trump, and true whether or not the off-and-on negotiations over a new round of
Federal judge blocks increase in fees for citizenship, immigration applications
U.S. District Judge Edmond E. Chang administers the oath during a naturalization ceremony at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times The fee changes would have increased the cost to apply to become a U.S.
Naturalization backlog could keep many immigrants from voting in November
People raise their hand for the oath of allegiance during a socially distanced naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office at 101 W. Ida B. Wells Drive in the South Loop. | Anthony Vazquez / Sun-Times One
Lightfoot presides over another eerie graduation ceremony for 88 new firefighter EMTs
Chicago Fire Department Commissioner Richard C. Ford issues the oath of office during a graduation ceremony March 31. | Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Sun-Times file “COVID-19 has changed everything in our city, including the way we celebrate important days like graduation,” the
Hotel Essex will offer free rooms, parking, meals to exhausted first-responders
Jennifer Banaszak (center) takes the oath of office during the graduation ceremony for her and 34 other Chicago Fire Department paramedics at Chicago Police Headquarters Tuesday morning. The paramedics graduated ahead of schedule to address the need for more first