Funding into AI-focused startups more than doubles to $24 bn in Q2

The US government says that next month it can only pay about half of what low-income Americans are eligible for under a popular federal benefits program that is running out of money — a crisis that threatens to plunge millions of households into economic distress within weeks.

The Allen County Treasurer’s Office says many community members have received phone calls or text messages ominously warning them that they could be in danger of losing their homes.

A new study shows that many south and southwest suburban Cook County homeowners are facing record-high property tax increases.