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New Child Tax Credit is a big deal, but more can be done for middle class familiesJun 20, 2024 1:22 pm - In the last days of its most recent legislative session, Illinois took a historic step, becoming the 15th state to enact a Child Tax Credit. Child tax credits are powerfu...
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Hoffman Family of Companies buys Oberweis DairyJun 20, 2024 12:48 pm - Oberweis Dairy’s new owner plans to expand the popular North Aurora-based dairy company.
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Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a sweeping new plan from Biden
Jun 20, 2024 11:39 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden ordered expansive election-year action Tuesday to offer potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of immigrants without legal s...
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Iran signals a major boost in nuclear program at key site
Jun 20, 2024 11:39 am - A major expansion underway inside Iran’s most heavily protected nuclear facility could soon triple the site’s production of enriched uranium and give Tehran new options f...
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Swedish Days opens with music, entertainment, food, carnival rides
Jun 20, 2024 11:35 am - Swedish Days, which opened on Wednesday, runs through Sunday in downtown Geneva.
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State Republican Party chair quits, Del Mar hopes to fill voidJun 20, 2024 9:44 am - Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy announces he’s walking away from the organization. One suburban Republican wants the job.
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Why Illinois Republican Chair Don Tracy is leaving the job
Jun 20, 2024 9:31 am - Halfway through the 2024 election cycle and just a few weeks away from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy on Wednesday announced his resignation as head of the state Republican Party.
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The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law
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Investigators search for cause of Mount Prospect apartment blazeJun 19, 2024 9:19 pm - Investigators continue to search for what sparked a Mount Prospect apartment fire Monday evening that gutted the 36-unit building and displaced about 100 residents.
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Cook County projects $218.2 million gap in 2025 budgetJun 19, 2024 9:17 pm - Citing rising payroll costs, the impact of inflation and an increase in pension funding, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is projecting a $218.2 million gap in next year’s budget.