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  • Robert Chiarito
    AUG 05, 2020
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    Pritzker announces $40M to build ‘game-changing’ inland port in downstate Cairo

    Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaking at a press conference to announce funding for the construction of a new inland port in Cairo.


    Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday that the state will provide $40 million through the Rebuild Illinois capital plan to build a new inland port in Cairo, saying the project would create jobs and establishing the area as a global shipping hub.
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  • Megann Horstead
    AUG 05, 2020
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    State environmental regulators tout resumption of inspections, new work-from-home guidelines

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    Leaders of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency faced questions from the Illinois Commission on Environmental Justice Tuesday.

    Members of the Illinois Commission on Environmental Justice grilled leaders of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) on Tuesday over the agency’s handling of inspections, compliance and enforcement amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • AUG 04, 2020
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    On his podcast, Blagojevich fires back at Madigan over ComEd scheme

    Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich weighed in on the trouble swirling around embattled House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying “everything was a deal with him.”
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  • The Daily Line Reporting Team
    AUG 04, 2020
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    TDL Springfield Morning Briefs: Tuesday, August 4th

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  • Megann Horstead
    AUG 04, 2020
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    Election board implements changes to allow reconsideration of ballots without signatures

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    The mail-in vote process in Illinois was clarified in accordance to a new emergency rule addressing signature requirements. It was adopted Monday by the State Officers Electoral Board.

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  • AUG 03, 2020
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    State’s juvenile justice system to be overhauled to make rehabilitation focus of incarceration

    The juvenile justice system in Illinois will be overhauled over four years with the goal to create a more rehabilitative environment for young people in custody.
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  • The Daily Line Reporting Team
    AUG 03, 2020
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    TDL Springfield Morning Briefs: Monday, August 3rd

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    JUL 30, 2020
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    TDL Springfield Morning Briefs: Thursday, July 30th

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  • JUL 30, 2020
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    Political clout clouds state commission hearing on ComEd

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    The politically connected chair of a state commission tasked to regulate Commonwealth Edison defended herself Wednesday after being directly challenged that she could not be impartial in matters related to the beleaguered utility, which was charged this month in an alleged bribery scheme.
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  • JUL 29, 2020
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    ComEd to testify this week on scandal while Republicans demand hearings from House

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    Illinois Republican lawmakers continue to challenge Democrats to take swift action against House Speaker Michael Madigan amid allegations he is the target of a federal probe involving a pay-to-play scheme with utility giant Commonwealth Edison.
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