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  • JUN 05, 2020
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    Daily Line Springfield’s Morning Briefs: Friday June 5th

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    JUN 04, 2020
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    The Daily Line Springfield's Morning Briefs: Thursday June 4th

    Morning Briefs: Thursday June 4th


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  • JUN 04, 2020
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    Moody’s: CPS credit rating at junk status if state doesn’t help with pension debt

    The financial picture of Chicago Public Schools remains bleak if state aid to schools doesn’t keep improving, a new report from Moody’s Investors Service warned this week.
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  • JUN 03, 2020
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    Insurance may cover some looting damage, but small, minority-owned businesses could be hit hardest

    Four days of looting across Chicago and Illinois has damaged hundreds of businesses beyond repair this week, leaving small business owners concerned they may face steep rebuilding costs from insurance companies and the state.
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  • JUN 02, 2020
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    TDL Springfield: Morning Briefs 06.02.20

    AD BUY ALERT — A nonpartisan political action committee that supports military veterans’ candidacies for Congress is spending more than $25,000 for a two-week ad buy
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  • JUN 02, 2020
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    Pritzker declares disaster for 9 counties hit hardest by looting and activates more national guard, state police

    Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday declared a disaster for nine Illinois counties hit hardest by riots and looting following peaceful protests in the name of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed by Minneapolis police last week.
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  • JUN 01, 2020
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    Gov. JB Pritzker sent the Illinois National Guard into Chicago at the early morning request of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Sunday.

    The National Guard troops will provide perimeter security in the center of downtown for an undefined period of time following the rioting that broke out late Saturday during a protest over the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by a Minneapolis police officer last week. Rioting throughout downtown Saturday continued into the night.
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  • JUN 01, 2020
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    Covid-19 could add problems for agriculture industry suffering from farm bankruptcies

    Farm bankruptcies are escalating in the Midwest and price drops for essential crops from the Covi-19 pandemic are expected to worsen the problem in future years, according to recent report.
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  • MAY 29, 2020
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    Bar, restaurant owners await cocktails to go signing as bars continue to struggle

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    With restaurants and bars throughout the state reopening Friday, they will not have the ability to reap lost profits by serving takeout cocktails — even though legislators passed a bill last weekend allowing it.
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  • MAY 29, 2020
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    House Republicans call on auditor general to review IDES rollout

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    Illinois House Republicans on Thursday called on Auditor General Frank Mautino to delve into what they characterize as an incompetent response by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) to process the 1.2 million unemployment claims that overwhelmed the system, resulting in website outages, long phone waits and weeks of waiting for a new system for independent contractors.
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