Transit heads again ask state for funding help, reject proposals for oversight reform

July 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Transit heads again ask state for funding help, reject proposals for oversight reform

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – It was standing room only in a downtown Chicago committee hearing Tuesday as activists, transit experts…

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Former GOP state lawmaker, candidate for governor sentenced to 42 months in prison

July 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Former GOP state lawmaker, candidate for governor sentenced to 42 months in prison

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Former Republican State Sen. Sam McCann on Tuesday was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison…

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Pritzker ‘all in’ for Biden following visit to White House last week

July 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Pritzker ‘all in’ for Biden following visit to White House last week

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News [email protected] Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday he is “all in” for President Joe Biden after visiting the White House last week…

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Menard prison staff picket, citing unsafe working conditions

July 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Menard prison staff picket, citing unsafe working conditions

By MOLLY PARKER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Hundreds of Menard Correctional Center employees and their supporters staged a rally alongside a busy street in Chester…

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Remember … Honor … Teach — WAA’s Mission More than Wreaths

July 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Remember … Honor … Teach — WAA’s Mission More than Wreaths

By Stephanie Irvine The Wreaths Across America’s Mobile Education Exhibit traveled to Stone City VFW over the July 6-7 weekend, giving visitors the opportunity to…

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Pritzker to meet with Biden, Dem governors concerned about president’s campaign

July 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Pritzker to meet with Biden, Dem governors concerned about president’s campaign

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Gov. JB Pritzker traveled to the White House to meet with President Joe Biden and his fellow Democratic…

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Illinois switching to ACT exams for state assessments

July 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinois switching to ACT exams for state assessments

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – When Illinois high school students sit down to take their annual state assessments next year, they…

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Joanne Bettenhausen Krapf, 95, Manhattan

July 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Joanne Bettenhausen Krapf, 95, Manhattan

Joanne (Lahti) Bettenhausen Krapf, 95, of Manhattan, passed away on Saturday, June 22, at Riverside Miller Healthcare in Kankakee. She was born on September 3,…

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Londus Bettenhausen, 91, Manhattan

July 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Londus Bettenhausen, 91, Manhattan

Londus George Bettenhausen, age 91 of Manhattan, passed away on June 20, with his loving family at his side. Londus is survived by his devoted…

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UPDATE: Body of Missing Homeless Man Found in Pumphouse

July 3, 2024 / Comments Off on UPDATE: Body of Missing Homeless Man Found in Pumphouse

On July 2, 2024, at 6:47 p.m., Officers and the Joliet Fire Department responded to the U.S. Steel property at 941 Collins Street for a…

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