News Stories from August 6, 2022
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Senate rules referee weakens Dem drug plan in economic bill
Aug 6, 2022 5:38 PM - WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate parliamentarian on Saturday dealt a blow to Democrats' plan for curbing drug prices but left the rest of their sprawling economic bill largely intact as party leaders prepared for first votes on a package containing many of President Joe Biden's top domestic goals. Elizabeth MacDonough, the chamber's nonpartisan rules arbiter, said lawmakers must remove language imposing hefty penalties on drugmakers that boost their prices beyond inflation in the private insurance market. Those were the bill's chief pricing protections for the roughly 180 million people whose health coverage comes from private insurance, either through work or bought on their own.
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Facts matter: Ammunition launch not just prior to Pelosi's Taiwan trip
Aug 6, 2022 5:29 PM - In this week's Facts Matter column, Bob Oswald examines claims that China fired warning missiles in advance of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, a baby was found abandoned near hot springs in several states, the sun, moon and stars have been shifting from their usual positions and more.
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Longtime AP correspondent, editor Marcus Eliason dies at 75
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Regulatory work behind push for 1 million electric vehicles is in full swing in Illinois
Aug 6, 2022 5:19 PM - Ten months after Illinois lawmakers passed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act that set a goal of putting 1 million electric vehicles on state roads by the end of the decade, state agencies are engaged in a flurry of regulatory planning aimed at achieving it. -
Constable: This is my final column, but the thanks will continue
Aug 6, 2022 5:16 PM - Forty-three years since my first byline and more than 34 years after my first column, I write my last column for the Daily Herald as a chance to give thanks.
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Some Arlington Park artifacts will be displayed around town, but not this statue
Aug 6, 2022 5:14 PM - About a dozen pieces of Arlington Park nostalgia will serve as permanent mementos of the historic grand horse racing palace on display in and around the village of Arlington Heights, officials said. But the iconic "Against All Odds" statue -- artist Edwin Bogucki's bronze depiction of the inaugural 1981 Arlington Million photo finish -- won't be one of them. -
Police: Woodridge man who fired gun at Chicago park had massive ammo supply, notes about mass shootings
Aug 6, 2022 5:01 PM - A Woodridge man accused of firing a gun at a vacant Chicago park early Thursday was also driving with four other weapons including an AR-15 rifle, more than a thousand rounds of ammunition and handwritten notes about mass shootings, according to Chicago police.
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More police promised for Chicago trains after fatal shooting
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Three-story house in Lakemoor remains uninhabitable following Friday blaze
Aug 6, 2022 4:07 PM - High humidity, the size of the home, and not having nearby fire hydrants hampered firefighters as they attacked a fire Friday in Lakemoor, a McHenry Township Fire Protection District battalion chief said. -
Role of race contested in killing of Nigerian man in Italy
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