Illinois
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Battery manufacturing plant coming to Manteno - with $530M incentive deal
Sep 08, 2023 1:00 am - A new battery manufacturing plant is set to open in northern Illinois next year after the state offered more than $330 million in tax incentives to make it happen. Gotio...
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Complaint alleges ComEd violated state law by raising fees
Sep 05, 2023 1:00 am - A group of businesses filed a complaint with state regulators last week alleging that utility giant ComEd improperly raised customer bills this summer. The complaint - c...
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Illinois leaders call on Biden to let state sponsor migrant workers
Aug 30, 2023 1:00 am - Elected officials and business leaders in Illinois are calling on President Joe Biden to ease work restrictions for asylum-seekers and other long-term undocumented worke...
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State leaders announce mental health grant program for farm groups
Aug 29, 2023 1:00 am - By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois aadams@capitolnewsillinois.com Farmers and residents of rural communities often face stigma when it comes to mental health challeng...
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Teen injured in shooting near large gathering of teens outside Cicero movie theaterAug 27, 2023 1:00 am - A teen boy was injured in a Sunday evening shooting as a large group of teens gathered at a west suburban movie theater, Cicero police said. It all started around 5:45 p...
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New casino opens in southern Illinois
Aug 25, 2023 1:00 am - CARTERVILLE - Gov. J.B. Pritzker joined hundreds of people from across southern Illinois on Friday to celebrate the opening of the state's 14th casino on a rural estate ...
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Illinois health officials monitoring uptick in COVID-19 casesAug 25, 2023 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported rising COVID-19 activity Friday although the number of patients in hospital remains at low levels compared to pandemic ...
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Madigan's former chief of staff convicted of perjury, obstruction bid
Aug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Tim Mapes, who spent two decades as the chief of staff to Illinois' once-powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan, has been convicted of perjury and attempted obstruction ...
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State legislators form sustainable fuels caucusAug 23, 2023 1:00 am - A group of Illinois state representatives has announced a new caucus with a focus on legislation that advances sustainable fuels. Rep. Terra Costa Howard, a Glen Ellyn D...
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State looks to curb vehicle theft with grants to police task forces
Aug 22, 2023 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Six interagency law enforcement task forces received grant funding this spring to combat car thefts through an initiative of Secretary of State Alexi Giann...