Capitol Briefs: State allocates additional $14M for grocery startups; announces first awardees

April 9, 2024 / Comments Off on Capitol Briefs: State allocates additional $14M for grocery startups; announces first awardees

By ALEX ABBEDUTO & COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Grocery startups can now apply for funding allocated in last year’s $20 million Illinois Grocery…

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My View: CAC Finally Finds Its Forever Home

April 9, 2024 / Comments Off on My View: CAC Finally Finds Its Forever Home

By Nick Reiher As the bright, clear skies began to darken under the shadow of the moon the afternoon of April 8, I hunted down…

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Total Solar Eclipse

April 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Total Solar Eclipse

Capitol News Illinois student photographers were on the scene in southern Illinois to capture the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Photography by Lylee…

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Peotone: ‘It Will Be Beautiful’ — Downtown Streetscape plan a welcome update

April 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Peotone: ‘It Will Be Beautiful’ — Downtown Streetscape plan a welcome update

By Karen Haave A $3.5 million beautification project slated for Peotone’s downtown historic district is expected to get underway sometime this month, culminating four years…

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Trinity Services’ Woodkirk Named State DSP of the Year

April 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Trinity Services’ Woodkirk Named State DSP of the Year

Valarie Woodkirk, a direct support professional (DSP) at Trinity Services has been named the ANCOR 2024 Illinois DSP of the Year. Valarie joins 54 other…

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Lane Closures on 59 in Shorewood Underway

April 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Lane Closures on 59 in Shorewood Underway

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that repairs to the bridge carrying Illinois 59 over the DuPage River in Shorewood will begin, weather permitting,…

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Full closure on I-80 at Briggs Street Begins April 9

April 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Full closure on I-80 at Briggs Street Begins April 9

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that an ongoing project to replace the bridge carrying Briggs Street over Interstate 80, in Joliet,…

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‘The great show in the sky’: Solar eclipse will once again drive Illinois tourism

April 5, 2024 / Comments Off on ‘The great show in the sky’: Solar eclipse will once again drive Illinois tourism

By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The total solar eclipse on the afternoon of April 8 will be visible over 128 miles throughout southern…

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Court upholds law limiting where child sex offenders can live

April 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Court upholds law limiting where child sex offenders can live

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that a state law restricting where previously convicted child sex…

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Bill ending state’s tipped wage advances but prospects uncertain amid pushback

April 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Bill ending state’s tipped wage advances but prospects uncertain amid pushback

By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – An Illinois House committee advanced a measure that would end the state’s subminimum wage for tipped…

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