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Progressives, conservatives push to eliminate 'corporate welfare' with stalled measure
(The Center Square) – A bill that’s not advancing would, according to proponents, make the grant administration process more equitable. A state senator called Senate Bill 2791 a "good bill." Senate Bill 2791 never made it out of the Spring legislative session, but proponents say it would even the playing field for small businesses seeking grants in Illinois, by requiring that at least 50% of the dollar value of all economic incentives that are awarded are channeled toward businesses with 50 or fewer full-time employees. ...
Southern Mississippi's Hannah Borden signs with AU Pro Softball
Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball has signed catcher Hannah Borden to the roster for the 2024 Championship season in Rosemont, Illinois. Borden is a five-year letter winner from Southern Mississippi. She started in 222-of-224 games from 2020 to 2024 and holds the program record for home runs with 50. She recorded a .313 career batting average and is second in program history with 150 career RBIs. In her season as a graduate student, she earned First-Team All-Sun Belt Conference and collected Third-Team NFCA All-South Region laurels after hitting a program-record and conference-leading 18 home runs.
Illinois quick hits: State unemployment rate hits 5%; Decatur Public Schools adopt new phone policy for students
The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that unemployment increased to 5 percent. The May revised unemployment rate was 4.9 percent. The national unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in June, up slightly from the previous month. The number of unemployed workers in the state was 327,900, up over 3 percent from the prior month, and up nearly 19 percent over the same month one year ago.
Scientists test agriculture and solar energy on Illinois farms
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WBEZ and Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Sign up for WBEZ newsletters to get local news you can trust. Thousands of wildflowers are blooming under rows of solar panels...
Don’t Fall Victim to the Latest USPS Text Scam Circulating Illinois
We should all know better by now, but I nearly fell victim to a new package delivery text scam the other day, and I don't want the same thing to happen to you. Here's one thing I can guarantee about me; if you call or text me from a number I don't recognize, I will not answer or respond...ever. My notorious call screening usually saves me from phone scammers, BUT, when I have been waiting for over two weeks for Japanese Beetle traps I desperately need to arrive, receiving a text about a delivery issue almost had me falling hook, line, and sinker into the scammer's trap.
IDNR Shuts Down Recreational Boating On Fox River
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has temporarily shut down recreational boating on the Fox River, according to a letter posted by the IDNR today. High water levels, swift currents, floating debris and submerged structures in the Fox all contributed to the decision, which was recommended by Cpt Joshua Mooi of the IDNR and approved by Director Natalie Phelps-Finnie.
At This Time: The danger of windows
Volunteer Corrie Fisher shows a replica of a black-and-white warbler that she created out of fabric at an art workshop near the Main Street Metra Station. An exhibit called Bird Collisions in the Anthropocene (our current geological age) is enlisting residents to craft likenesses of more than 10,000 birds to call attention to the danger of windows. The group promotes ways to make buildings safer for birds. Fisher worked at the Main-Dempster Block Party. The next workshop in Evanston will be from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 1 at the Thursday Night Market at Fountain Square. (Photo by Richard Cahan.)
Peak Construction Continues Expansion, Moves Into FL
Peak Construction Corporation has received its General Contractor’s license in the state of Florida, marking another move in the company’s continued expansion into the Southeast. Based in Rosemont, Peak has been actively pursuing a strategic expansion into the Southeast, bringing award-winning design-build construction and construction management services to...
Preservation Commission offers feedback on Envision Evanston
Preservation Commission members applied a strong hand to the city’s draft Envision Evanston 2045 report at their meeting on Tuesday, clarifying the role of preservation in shaping the city’s future. The city’s Planning Department teamed with consultant consultant HDR on the $750,000 study, which is now being used...
Neighbors continue to look for missing 82-year-old Skokie woman
SKOKIE, Ill. (CBS) – A north suburban community was still trying to locate an 82-year-old woman who went missing in Skokie on Monday.Tsering Wangyal was on her way to a prayer meeting, and she had no mental or physical limitations that might have explained her absence. She was last seen around 3:30 p.m. on Monday in the area of the 9500 block of Bronx Place, according to police.She is a 5-foot-1, 160-pound Asian American woman with silver hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a dark-colored long-sleeved shirt, light-colored pants, and slippers. She also wears glasses.Her family said Wangyal moves...
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