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Discussion opposing Chinese battery plant in Illinois packs community center
(The Center Square) – Opponents of a Chinese battery plant planned for Manteno are not letting up on their efforts to block the project. Residents packed a Manteno community center Thursday for a roundtable discussion on Gotion’s plans to set up shop in Illinois. Armed with a $530 million tax incentive package, Gotion plans to make EV batteries at an old K-Mart distribution center building. The chairman of Gotion’s parent...
Illinois State Police providing real-time GPS 'move over' notifications
(The Center Square) – Illinois drivers using GPS assistance will soon have real time data provided by Illinois State Police on where they need to slow down and pull over. Illinois law requires drivers to slow down and move over if there’s a disabled vehicle, emergency vehicle or traffic stop on the side of the road. ISP Director Brendan Kelly said too many people are being injured or killed from...
AG Kris Mayes Announces Sentencing in Multi-State Fentanyl Trafficking Case
PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes announced today the sentencing of Lino Bol, a member of a multi-state drug trafficking organization that operated in Arizona, Texas, Iowa, North Dakota, Nebraska, and Illinois.
Former Illinois House Speaker Madigan loses bid to dismiss bribery charges
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A federal judge has rejected former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's motion to dismiss most of the criminal charges against him, despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that narrowed the scope of federal bribery laws.U.S. District Judge John Blakey also denied a request from Madigan's co-defendant and longtime confidant, Michael McClain, to be tried separately from the former speaker.Blakey's rulings come less than a week before Madigan and McClain are set to face trial in federal court in Chicago.Madigan and McClain are facing a federal indictment charging them with racketeering, conspiracy, bribery, and wire fraud, most...
Anti-Israel protesters vandalize home of Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs
CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) — The home of Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs was vandalized by pro-Palestinian protesters early Tuesday morning. According to Frerichs, the group was demonstrating against Illinois’ decision to invest in companies with financial ties to Israel, by shouting on bullhorns outside his home in the early morning hours. The protesters began at a […]
Illinois’ Best Hot Dog Stand Announced & We’re Low-Key Surprised
There are so many different places in Illinois to get a good-tasting hot dog, it's really tough to name the very best, right?. I mean, I thought of a few places right away that ultimately weren't named Illinois' best place to get a hot dog in a recent article on Mashed.com.
Jim Dey: Property-tax vote could come back to bite taxpayers
Oct. 2—Beware of political buzzwords in an election year. They're supposed to sting, and they do, often prompting an emotional — but not necessarily thoughtful — voter response. Illinois' November ballot offers a prime example of that kind of duplicitous approach, where something is supposed to be about one thing but really is about another. "Should the Illinois Constitution be amended to ...
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