• Ben Szalinski
    MAY 05, 2022
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    News in brief: Pritzker celebrates infrastructure projects with Buttigieg; Poll shows Irvin with solid lead in Republican primary

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    U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joined Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) to highlight infrastructure investments at the opening of a new Pace bus terminal in Joliet. And a new poll shows Richard Irvin has a 12-point lead in the Republican primary even as many voters remain undecided.

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