Stalled bills: ‘Dignity in Pay Act,’ Prisoner Review Board changes fail to move

June 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Stalled bills: ‘Dignity in Pay Act,’ Prisoner Review Board changes fail to move

By ALEX ABBEDUTO,  COLE LONGCOR & DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A bill eliminating the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities failed to pass…

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Another Choate Mental Health Center employee indicted for abuse of resident

June 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Another Choate Mental Health Center employee indicted for abuse of resident

By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Another caregiver at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in Anna is facing charges for abusing a patient.…

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LIDICE LIVES!

June 9, 2024 / Comments Off on LIDICE LIVES!

In June 1942, Hitler, who believed residents from Lidice, Czechoslovakia, aided in the assassination of a friend, a high-ranking officer, ordered the small town just…

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Joliet — Scott Street Patching Begins Monday, June 10

June 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Joliet — Scott Street Patching Begins Monday, June 10

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that a patching and resurfacing of Scott Street (Illinois 53/U.S. 6) from south of Chicago Street to Ruby Street…

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Pedestrian Critical after Being Hit by Car on Jefferson Street

June 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Pedestrian Critical after Being Hit by Car on Jefferson Street

On June 7, 2024 at 4:50 pm, a sedan traveling west bound on the 1700 block of West Jefferson Street struck a male (22, Joliet)…

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Potawatomi hope to finalize land transfer when lawmakers return in the fall

June 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Potawatomi hope to finalize land transfer when lawmakers return in the fall

By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The leader of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation says he believes Illinois lawmakers will eventually pass a bill…

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Time running out to net and protect young plants from cicada-related damage

June 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Time running out to net and protect young plants from cicada-related damage

By DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] While Illinois’ dual emergence of periodical cicada broods is harmless to people and animals, young trees may sustain…

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Joliet to host first-ever Public Safety Open Forum

June 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Joliet to host first-ever Public Safety Open Forum

With the official start of summer just weeks away which tends to bring a slight uptick in crime, public safety officials in Joliet are convening…

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Farm Bureau Member Family Fun Night July 11

June 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Farm Bureau Member Family Fun Night July 11

The Will County Farm Bureau has scheduled their annual Farm Bureau Family Fun Night for Thursday, July 11. Tickets are currently on sale at the…

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Forest Preserve Committee Recommends $50M Bond Issue to Full Board

June 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Forest Preserve Committee Recommends $50M Bond Issue to Full Board

By Nick Reiher Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District Board will vote at its June 13 meeting whether to secure the option of selling up…

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