Conclusions from the State of the Union Address – Chicago Tribune

Good morning, Chicago.

Statement on the position of the Union tends towards a ritualistic rhythm. Front entrance. Applause. Banality. Politicians. Calls for unity, real or imagined.

President Joe Biden checked those boxes and several others during his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. In part, he laid the groundwork for running for a second term. “We were sent here to finish the job,” he said.

Biden called for unity and tried to emphasize the reconciliation of the conflict, which is easier to do in this rarefied environment, which seems impossible to sustain in such divided times.

Read the conclusions from the President’s State of the Union address.

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CVS Health plans to acquire Chicago-based Oak Street Health in A $10.6 billion deal which aims to expand CVS’s reach into primary care.

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