Articles filed under Politics
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$40 million in state grants to build on development-ready 'megasites': Here's where in the suburbsFeb 06, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced the creation of a $40 million grant program to help businesses find and build on large development-ready areas known...
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Daily Herald opinion: State seeing welcome financial trends, but caution is still warrantedFeb 05, 2023 12:00 am - This editorial represents the consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board In recent years, Illinoisans have become accustomed to bad news on the state's f...
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China plays down Blinken's canceled visit over balloonFeb 04, 2023 12:00 am - TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - China played down the cancellation of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken after a large Chinese balloon suspected of conducting surve...
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'Pinnacle of a career': New chief of Chicago FBI office says there's a lot to be doneFeb 03, 2023 4:00 am - The new person in charge of the FBI's Chicago field office seems to be a modest man. "I don't suffer from overconfidence," Robert "Wes" Wheeler Jr. said during an introd...
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Companies pledge millions in fed effort to stem road deathsFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 50 businesses and nonprofits - including ride-share companies Uber and Lyft, industrial giant 3M and automaker Honda - are pledging millions of ...
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Sugar Grove library to hold informational meetings about ballot questionFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - Sugar Grove Public Library District will host two informational meetings about the district's upcoming ballot question. The district is asking voters to approve a "zero ...
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Syndicated columnist Vernoique de Rugy: Inconsistency is the most consistent thing about politicsFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - Since Grover Cleveland was president, no one has accused the average politician of being principled or even consistent. Year after year, Republicans claim to care about ...
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How much did your representative get from special interests before the last election?Feb 03, 2023 12:00 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider collected more campaign cash from special interest groups during the last election cycle than any other representative serving the No...
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Amid 'unprecedented' prolonged revenue boom, state finds budget breathing roomFeb 02, 2023 4:30 am - SPRINGFIELD - Sustained higher-than-predicted Illinois tax revenues have, in recent months, given lawmakers a level of budgeting flexibility that is, at least in modern ...
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Guest columnist Raja Krishnamoorthi: Even in chaotic Congress, we can make progressFeb 02, 2023 12:00 am - After the spectacle of Kevin McCarthy requiring 15 ballots to secure his position as House speaker, are we doomed to two years of chaos and dysfunction? I share the conc...