The Illinois take on Tim Walz - POLITICO
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- October 17, 2024
Deadlines are serious business. You don’t need to be a journalist to know that. And one deadline in particular—Dec. 31—was meant to have meaning. That’s the date by which the U.S. Census Bureau was required to tell the states how many residents should live in each congressional district. From that simple data point, the entire
READ MOREBY JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN DuPage Township, IL. (ECWd) – In our continuing series on DuPage Township Candidates, this one is to clear up all of the false accusations made against the current Trustee, and Candidate for Trustee, Dennis Raga. In several posts, a woman in Florida has blasted Raga for an alleged DIU
READ MOREDuPage Township, IL. (ECWd) – In the interest of full disclosure of DuPage Township candidates for office among all of the false allegations and insinuations leveled by Bolingbrook’s new conspiracy theorist (if you don’t think like her you are a domestic terrorist), we will research candidates for office in DuPage Township and provide the public
READ MOREWith the pandemic forcing certain businesses to close, the State of Illinois saw a drop in sales taxes, a key revenue generator. But a new study from the University of Illinois’ Institute of Government and Public Affairs shows other spending and federal aid helped make up some of the difference. We’ll get a status update
READ MOREPlans for a new casino in Rockford got unanimous, preliminary approval from the Illinois Gaming Board on Thursday, despite a state investigation into the point person for Rockford’s bid team. In announcing his support for the $310 million Rockford plan, the gaming board’s chairman, Charles Schmadeke, said officials were taking a close look at the
READ MOREChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted the Chicago Teachers Union Thursday for not agreeing with the city on a deal to reopen public schools to in-person learning, saying her “patience for delays from the CTU leadership is over.” “After 80-plus meetings and going above and beyond to address the CTU leadership’s various issues and concerns. We
READ MORECopyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: China has spent recent years trying to improve its global image. That effort took a hit today in London. Britain’s communications regulator announced it is stripping the state-run China global television network of its broadcast license there. NPR’s Frank Langfitt explains from London.
READ MORESPRINGFIELD – An omnibus criminal justice bill passed by the General Assembly last month would, if signed by the governor, mandate all Illinois law enforcement agencies to use body cameras. The legislation, contained in House Bill 3653, would amend the state’s 2015 Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act from affecting “any law enforcement” that may
READ MOREShare-worthy stories from the Illinois Patch network to talk about tonight: 100-Year-Old Woman Credits Family For Longevity “If every mother in this country had a daughter like mine, there’d be so many old people we would overrun the country,” Cohen said. Couple Creates Polar Bear Family With Snow Jim and Debbie Nolan said they like
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