CHICAGO — Jason Heyward drove in three runs, Yu Darvish pitched five effective innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the slumping Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Sunday to sweep their weekend series.
Here’s a link to the story at the Chicago Tribune.
Oakland walks all over Cardinals, completes sweep of two-game series
August 5, 2019 By Leave a Comment
OAKLAND, Calif. — Regardless of what team appears on their schedule for tomorrow or who the box score shows they faced yesterday, Cardinals manager Mike Shildt repeatedly has said this season that his team’s opponent, day in and day out, does not change.
Here’s a link to the story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
How much would ‘Medicare-for-all’ REALLY cost the middle class? The answer is shocking
August 5, 2019 By Leave a Comment
During the most recent round of Democratic presidential debates, nearly all the leading candidates reiterated their commitment to transition the U.S. health insurance industry to a “Medicare-for-All,” government-run model. Some promised to do it more quickly than others, but in the end, the result would be the same: the federal government would control health care within a decade.
Here’s a link to the post at Fox News.
On socialism, Democrats’ only debate is how quickly they want to get there
August 5, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Round two of the debates is the books and Democrats are firmly committed to doubling or tripling the size of government. From health care to education and beyond, Democrats’ plans mean that, for them, socialism is a matter of when, not if.
Here’s a link to the editorial at Fox News.
Max Lucado: El Paso, Dayton and more – How are we to respond to this dark season of bloodshed?
August 5, 2019 By Leave a Comment
More bad news. Killings in El Paso. Shootings in Ohio. All this on the heels of a violent weekend last week. All of this violence adding up to too many mass shootings in just 216 days. Is our society coming unraveled? How are we to respond to this dark season of bloodshed?
Here’s a link to the editorial at Fox News.
Public finance watchdog warns Illinois taxpayers about reports from credit rating agencies
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A public finance watchdog said a recent credit rating outlook change for Illinois may be good for bondholders, but it’s not necessarily good for taxpayers.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
Report: Americans rack up ‘shocking’ $1 trillion in credit card debt
August 5, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Americans have accumulated more than $1 trillion in credit card debt, and that number will increase by tens of billions of dollars this year, according to a report by the consumer finance site WalletHub .
Here’s a link to the story at the Illinois News Network.
Illinois state lawmaker indicted on embezzlement charge
August 5, 2019 By Leave a Comment
An Illinois state senator accused of embezzling nearly $275,000 from a labor union said Friday that his indictment was based on false claims by a former Teamsters boss who recently pleaded guilty to extortion.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
Advocacy group warns tax increases could be needed to pay for Illinois government pensions
August 5, 2019 By Leave a Comment
A taxpayer advocacy group is touring parts of Illinois highlighting what it said are lavish public sector pensions in an effort to spur change.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
Pritzker signs film tax credit to encourage TV, movie production in Illinois
August 5, 2019 By Leave a Comment
Illinois’ governor and a Hollywood producer don’t want a corruption scandal involving a union boss and a film production house to dim the lights of making pictures in the Windy City.
Here’s a link to the story at Illinois News Network.
