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SBAC aims to champion a robust small business agendaMar 01, 2025 1:20 pm - The latest data from the U.S. Small Business Administration shows that more than 97% of Illinois businesses have fewer than 20 employees. These small businesses are the backbone of our economy, fostering economic development and supporting local communities throughout our state.
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Why some suburbs compensate members of appointed boardsMar 01, 2025 12:45 pm - A Daily Herald analysis of 93 municipalities showed about half compensate those who serve on appointed advisory boards, spending on average $5,300 a year.
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Through the ups and downs of college basketball, Kampschroeder grateful for the experienceMar 01, 2025 10:00 am - Heading into her final regular-season Big Ten game Sunday afternoon at Illinois, Michigan senior and Naperville North graduate Greta Kampschroeder has never been more grateful for her experiences — all of them, the good and the bad — and how they have helped her grow.
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Lincicome: A little of this, a little of that, a little of something elseMar 01, 2025 10:00 am - Some things you suspect, some things you guess and some things you just know. Spring training baseball teams and housebroken dogs look great on paper. Baseball in summer ...
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O’Donnell: Combine all and Bears-to-Arlington could be back on trackMar 01, 2025 10:00 am - NFL COMBINE WEEK IS NORMALY RESERVED for intensely immersed fans interested in the possibilities of draft capital, three-cone drills and overlooked linemen from Savannah ...
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - Illinois health care programs for noncitizens greatly exceeded cost estimates, auditors say, with actual spending hitting $1.6 billion through summer 2022.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - Terminally ill patients beg lawmakers to legalize self-administered "peaceful death." But disability advocates fear the vulnerable are being pushed toward it.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - Trump's new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China could impact Illinois revenue and raise costs for consumers, as the state receives over $125 billion in imports from those countries.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - A scholarship aimed at increasing teacher diversity faces lawsuit alleging it unconstitutionally limits eligibility by race, though state lawmakers passed resolution urging its continuation.
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Mar 01, 2025 4:00 am - The Illinois education chief says schools should continue diversity programs despite Trump threatening to pull federal funds over "discriminatory equity ideology".