Illinois

Five Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections

The biggest question heading into Tuesday’s primaries was whether Democrats would be successful in guiding Republican voters to choose weak nominees for the general election. In Illinois, Democrats’ biggest and most sustained investment succeeded, but in Colorado, Republicans chose candidates who didn’t have nominal primary support from across the aisle, setting up several general elections […]

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MAGA Voters Send a $50 Million G.O.P. Plan Off the Rails in Illinois

LINCOLN, Ill. — Darren Bailey, the front-runner in the Republican primary for governor of Illinois, was finishing his stump speech last week at a senior center in this Central Illinois town when a voice called out: “Can we pray for you?” Mr. Bailey readily agreed. The speaker, a youth mentor from Lincoln named Kathy Schmidt, […]

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With Swag and Swagger, State Democrats Vie for Front of Presidential Primary Line

WASHINGTON — High-ranking Democrats distributed gift bags and glossy pamphlets, waxing poetic about New Hampshire’s Manchester Airport and the New Jersey Turnpike. Midwestern manners barely masked a deepening rivalry between Michigan and Minnesota. And state leaders deployed spirited surrogate operations and slickly produced advertisements as they barreled into a high-stakes process that will determine the […]

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Crypto Industry Helps Write, and Pass, Its Own Agenda in State Capitols

In July, the state ordered a dozen A.T.M. providers that sell crypto in exchange for cash — including Cash Cloud, Coin Now and DigiCash — to register as money transmitters, despite appeals from the companies, documents obtained by The Times show. Last year, Mr. Aloupis introduced the bill to exempt two-party crypto transactions, after lobbying […]

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Is the Coronavirus in Your Backyard?

There are many theories, none entirely satisfying. An infectious hunter might encounter a deer, Dr. Mubareka noted, but “if they’re good at hunting,” she added, “it’s a terminal event for the deer.” If an infected hiker “sneezes and the wind is blowing in the right direction, it could cause an unlucky event,” said Dr. Tony […]

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Why Covid-19 Didn’t Create the Nursing Crisis

We’re entering our third year of Covid, and America’s nurses — who we celebrated as heroes during the early days of lockdown — are now leaving the bedside. The pandemic arrived with many people having great hope for reform on many fronts, including the nursing industry, but much of that optimism seems to have faded. […]

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Tornadoes Tear Through South and Midwest, With at Least 70 Dead in Kentucky

Several tornadoes touched down in Kentucky, one of them traveling for more than 200 ruinous miles. At least 70 people had been killed in the state, a toll that was likely to rise. While the destruction was spread throughout western Kentucky, much of the estimated death toll came from a single building, the Mayfield Consumer […]

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