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Friday, July 30, 2021
Gubernatorial candidate says he wouldn’t threaten companies over COVID-19 rules
Candidates--Statewide (12)
Republican Gubernatorial Darren Bailey says if he was
governor he would expect the Illinois Department of Public Health to make
recommendations surrounding the pandemic.
But Bailey says unlike Governor Pritzker, he wouldn’t
threaten businesses to do something about.
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Senate committee considers bill seeking to streamline construction process for some IDOT projects
Transportation (91)
A Senate committee on Thursday heard from witnesses who
encouraged lawmakers to support a bill that would change the way certain
state-led transportation and infrastructure projects are done in Illinois.
A Senate committee on Thursday heard from witnesses who
encouraged lawmakers to support a bill they said would speed...
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Friday, July 30, 2021
State expanding apprenticeship program with competitive funding opportunity
DCEO (formerly DCCA) (31)
The state this month announced an $8 million expansion of
the Apprenticeship Illinois program.
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
will expand innovative and high-quality apprenticeship programs to prepare
Illinoisans for jobs in high-demand industries.
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Sterling, Dixon main streets receive grants to help businesses with economic recovery
Business (10)
The Dixon and Sterling main street organizations will be
receiving $30,000 to help businesses with economic recovery. (Alex Paschal)
Sterling Main Street and the Dixon Chamber of Commerce and
Main Street will both receive $30,000 grants to go toward helping underserved
businesses.
Earlier this...
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Chicago gets elected school board — Pritzker signs bill opposed by Lightfoot, looks ‘forward to ongoing conversations’ with her
Chicago--Schools (18)
The legislation, which the governor signed into law without the fanfare
that has accompanied other bill signings, would create a 21-seat board
in January 2025, initially split between 11 mayoral appointees —
including the board president — and 10 elected members. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday signed legislation
ushering in an elected school board in Chicago over the...
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Earth gets a boost from suburban Chicago mayors
Global Warming
Acting together, mayors can help offset inaction in Congress and the Legislature. As legislation to protect the Earth from climate change
stalls in Congress and the Illinois Legislature, large cities have
stepped up with their own pro-environment policies, but that gets us
only so far.
Now, Chicago’s suburbs are getting into the act along with Chicago, an...
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Friday, July 30, 2021
State’s new ‘thought leader’ on equity focused on ‘long game:’ Moving Illinois from diversity to equity
Pritzker, J.B.
Nearly three and a half months after joining Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s
administration, Sekile Nzinga will get to put her theory into practice
as head of a new office of equity that the governor plans to create
Friday through an executive order. Diversity is not the end point, but the starting line.
That’s what Sekile Nzinga believes.
N...
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Friday, July 30, 2021
As Lollapalooza begins, Cook County added to indoor masking advisory for ‘substantial’ COVID-19 spread; Illinois mandates masks in all state buildings
Hours after Lollapalooza got underway Thursday, Cook County was added
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of areas
experiencing “substantial” COVID-19 transmission.
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Chicago will get elected school board after Illinois governor signs long-sought measure over opposition from Mayor Lori Lightfoot
Chicago--Schools (18)
Chicago voters will elect their full school board beginning in 2026
under a measure Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Thursday, fulfilling a
campaign pledge and delivering a political defeat to Mayor Lori
Lightfoot...
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Illinois announces winners of 55 marijuana store licenses — but judge delays awarding them amid lawsuit challenging process
Marijuana, Medical, Recreational
After more than a year of waiting, Ambrose Jackson learned Thursday
that his team was one of the lucky few to win rights to open a new
marijuana retail store in Illinois.
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Illinois lawmakers should be more transparent about pension reform
Pensions (70)
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Illinois’ unemployment agency has another fraud problem: Thieves ‘hijacking’ people’s payments
Unemployment (93)
Warren Winston thought he’d escaped all the unemployment fraud occurring across the country. | |
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Keep up heat on pensions
Pensions (70)
I hope the Tribune Editorial Board keeps screaming about Illinois’
pension problem. It’s an easy issue to forget about unless you are in a
union and directly benefit from lawmakers sticking their heads in the
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Cook County residents advised to wear masks regardless of vaccination status
While Illinois “fully aligns” with the CDC’s masking recommendations, it hasn’t issued another mandate. | |
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Fully elected school board becomes law in Chicago
Chicago--Schools (18)
Gov. Pritzker signed the legislation that
expands the board from seven to 21—and delivers a blow to Mayor
Lightfoot, who fought the measure. | |
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Latino children and COVID: A worsening crisis
To head off potentially devastating health
and economic outcomes, officials must ensure that trusted community
partners are given all the resources they require to vaccinate members
of the Latino community. | |
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Friday, July 30, 2021
So, who's going to take Pritzker down? One of these three would like to try.
Candidates--Statewide (12)
Despite having plenty of material to work
with, the three Republicans lining up to challenge the governor have a
lot to prove. And that's barring the late entry of a congressman who's
said to be weighing a run.Now that Gov. J.B. Pritzker has officially announced his candidacy for a
new term, the challenge for the Illinois GOP is to prove to the
world—and, f...
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Pritzker orders masks inside all state buildings
People working or visiting inside a state-run building
will have to wear masks again, even if they're fully vaccinated,
following an order issued Thursday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
The edict comes days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised anyone in < read more >
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Friday, July 30, 2021
New Illinois law aims to expand affordable housing through $75M investment, tax credits
Housing (51)
Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed a measure
aimed at increasing affordable housing investment in Illinois, as well
as a measure expanding the state’s low-income energy assistance program. < read more >
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Friday, July 30, 2021
Audit shows $155 million in unemployment paid fraudulently in just six weeks
Unemployment (93)
For more than a year, our project illinois team has been
investigating the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), trying to
find out how much money has been wrongfully paid out to fraudulent claims. |