Articles filed under Politics
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New report predicts 83% job growth in Illinois' electric transportation sectorApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A national clean energy trade organization has released a report showing growth in electric transportation-related jobs in Illinois could position the stat...
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Bills call for modernizing state's gun permit systemsApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A bipartisan group of lawmakers is backing legislation that seeks to modernize the way the Illinois State Police process and issue Firearm Owners Identific...
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Biden's infrastructure plan is recovery America needsApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - President Biden's American Jobs Plan is something FDR could be proud of, the type of New Deal-era government program that got a post-Great Depression United States back ...
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Best response to an emergency: All togetherApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - We hear a lot about political polarization and the lack of bipartisanship these days. Bipartisanship can sound like a quaint idea from some simpler time before social me...
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'We need to listen and engage with everybody': Trustee Mike Jenny ready to serve as Glenview village presidentApr 14, 2021 1:00 am - Mike Jenny has an important new responsibility. He'll be an assistant coach for one of the Glenview Patriots youth baseball teams this spring. "I'm really good at standi...
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Housing advocates seek support for homelessness prevention billsApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Housing advocates including former Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti joined state Rep. La Shawn Ford and state Sen. Karina Villa Tuesday to call for support for ...
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Milton Township voters lean toward tax increase for mental health, disability servicesApr 12, 2021 1:00 am - A mere 206 votes have put a tax increase request in Milton Township on the cusp of approval. On election night, results of a referendum bid to create a community mental ...
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Local signs we are living through the climate emergencyApr 12, 2021 1:00 am - Climate emergency. Why do so many of us turn away from these two simple words when, by acting together, we can greatly reduce the threat? Let's take a closer at what liv...
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GOP congressman adds his voice to calls for redistricting commissionApr 12, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Congressman Rodney Davis joined his Republican colleagues in the General Assembly Monday in calling on Gov. J.B. Pritzker to support legislation to form an...
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Community colleges will be key to recovery from pandemicApr 11, 2021 1:00 am - April is Community College Month. As a proud Harper College alum, vice chair of the Harper College Board of Trustees and board member of the Association of Community Col...