Springfield News
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Leaders including Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Gov. JB Pritzker and U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush cut the ribbon on a new Blue Cross Blue Shield in Chicago’s Morgan Park neighborhood.
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Gov. Pritzker speaks at the Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago on new state housing assistant program.
Illinois renters struggling to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic may now apply for a grant of up to $5,000 to help ease the burden, state officials announced Monday. -
AUG 10, 2020
Calling it a “make or break moment for the state of Illinois,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker introduced a new proposal Friday that would level fines of up to $2,500 for businesses that don’t enforce face covering rules for employees and customers. -
News in brief: Community Colleges to receive money from state capital plan
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AUG 07, 2020
Attempting to seize on an opportunity afforded to by the bad press Commonwealth Edison has received since being charged with bribery in federal court, advocates in support of the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) introduced a revamped package that they say will move Illinois closer to 100 percent renewable energy.
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AUG 05, 2020
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 05, 2020
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. -
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich weighed in on the trouble swirling around embattled House Speaker Michael Madigan, saying “everything was a deal with him.”
