Articles filed under Illinois
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GOP rallies at State Fair to 'Restore Illinois'Aug 18, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Republicans gathered for their annual day at the State Fair on Thursday to showcase their candidates in the Nov. 8 election, vowing that the party...
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Wind energy boom and golden eagles collide in the US WestAug 17, 2022 7:00 am - CODY, Wyo. (AP) - The rush to build wind farms to combat climate change is colliding with preservation of one of the U.S. West's most spectacular predators - the golden ...
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Exelon estimates it will pay $200 million more annually under new federal tax lawAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - The federal tax law signed yesterday by President Joe Biden will cost Exelon an estimated $200 million more annually beginning next year. Chicago-based Exelon, parent of...
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'Democrats deliver' is party's rallying cry at Illinois State FairAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In one of the largest annual gatherings of Illinois Democrats on Wednesday, the party had a message for its faithful that attended a pair of Illinois State...
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State police grilled over 'clear and present danger' report on Highland Park suspectAug 17, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Officials from the Illinois State Police faced questioning Wednesday from Republican lawmakers who said the agency had authority to reject a gun permit app...
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Pritzker talks session timeline, highlights infrastructure spendingAug 16, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - In a series of downstate news conferences coinciding with the Illinois State Fair, Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week gave an update on the possibility of a spec...
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Daily Herald opinion: Investment downstate is investment in all of usAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board Illinois is a remarkable state. From a glittering, world class city and the industrial an...
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What the suburbs get in state's $34.6 billion plan for roads, bridges, airports, moreAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Transportation on Friday laid out a six-year, $34.6 billion spending plan for road, bridge, transit, rail, airport and port upke...
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State of Illinois adopts new CDC guidelines for schoolsAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois State Board of Education announced Friday they will both adopt new, less stringent COVID-19 guidelines from the CDC...
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Butter cow, state fair theme a nod to agriculture, infrastructureAug 10, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois State Fair organizers unveiled the 101st State Fair butter cow Wednesday, an unofficial kickoff of the fair which begins Th...