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Illinois Democrats pass $55B budget; GOP criticizes tax hikes and exclusion
Metro East Sun - Illinois
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June 5, 2025
State Representative Kevin Schmidt (IL) | Representative Kevin Schmidt (R) 114th DistrictState Representative Kevin Schmidt (IL) | Representative Kevin Schmidt (R) 114th District The Illinois House Democrats have passed a $55.2 billion budget for...
Personal information leaked for nearly 1,000 people after phishing scam at Illinois Dept. of Healthcare and Family Services
Wand - Illinois
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Personal information for 933 people, including 564 Illinois residents, was compromised according to the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services. The department said that HFS was the target of a phishing...
Illinois Mental Health Planning & Advisory Council Child & Adolescent Subcommittee will meet June 12
Prairie State Wire - Illinois
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June 5, 2025
Illinois Mental Health Planning & Advisory Council Child & Adolescent Subcommittee will meet on June 12. Here are the agenda provided by the committee: I. Attendance, call to order II. Review and approval of minutes III. Overview of committee...
China's rare-earth delays causing 'shock' to US industries
Yahoo Finance
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00:00 Speaker A President Trump and China's Xi Jinping have agreed on an in-person meeting during a call this week. While talks are a welcome sign for relations between the two nations, China's ongoing restrictions on rare earth minerals have...
Missouri, Illinois Hooters Close—No Heads-Up Given
97.9 KICK FM - Illinois
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June 6, 2025
I can't say it was a big surprise, but it sure was sudden. There is confirmation that Hooters just shut down locations in Missouri and Illinois this week with no warning whatsoever. I started hearing friends in Missouri pass along the word that...
The Best Social Media Posts
Recently Heard
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June 6, 2025
It was just like the Twitter of previous on Thursday, as customers on the location now generally known as X reveled on the jaw-dropping and really public “large, stunning breakup” between Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The totally predictable cut up...
Ill. county launches opioid treatment van to reach underserved suburbs
EMS1 - Texas
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June 8, 2025
By Mike Nolan Daily Southtown COOK COUNTY, Ill. — Family Guidance Centers offers medications to people meant to counteract the effects of opioid overdoses from a clinic. But whether it’s access to transportation, child care needs or physical...
State Sen. Plummer on failure to address utility bill increases: 'This is catastrophic for Illinois families'
South Central Reporter - Illinois
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June 6, 2025
Jason Plummer, senator for Illinois' 55th District, has attributed the current utility cost crisis to prioritizing environmentalist policies over practical solutions that could benefit residents of Illinois. "This is catastrophic for Illinois...
There's A Diner In West Georgia That Serves A Trump-Inspired Meatloaf
Mashed
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June 8, 2025
President Donald Trump may be legendary for his obsession with fast food, but a particular comfort food is also near and dear to his heart. The Commander-in-Chief reportedly has a real fondness for his mother's meatloaf recipe, so much so that a...
Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 Board of Education Business Services Committee met June 3
DeKalb Times - Illinois
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June 6, 2025
Belvidere Community Unit School District 100 Board of Education Business Services Committee met June 3. Here is the agenda provided by the committee: A. Business Services Discussion Items 1. Strategic Plan Update - Goal 5 Submitted By: Jo Ann...
Industry group says Trump tax bill could kill nearly 22,000 solar jobs in Florida
Renewable Energy World
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June 5, 2025
by Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Florida installed the second most solar power capacity in the country last year, and is predicted to become the top-ranked residential solar power state in the nation in 2028, but that growth could be severely...
Maduro Government Pledges to Defend Venezuelans Following Trump’s Travel Ban
Venezuelanalysis
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June 6, 2025
Members of Venezuela’s security forces at the Simón Bolívar International Airport wait outside a jet carrying the latest group of repatriated Venezuelans. (Gov’t of Venezuela) Mexico City, Mexico, June 6, 2025 (venezuelanalysis.com) – President...
Two Alexandrias: Abdel Rahman Elnoubi's journey from his hometown to US politics
The National News
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Councilman Abdel Rahman Elnoubi's personal history is essentially a tale of two cities: now a resident of Alexandria, Virginia, his family hails from Alexandria, Egypt, a city founded almost 2,000 years before European settlers landed in what...
Illinois EPA declares Air Pollution Action Day in Chicago. What to know
McDonough County Voice - Illinois
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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency declared an Air Pollution Action Day today in the Chicago Metropolitan area due to elevated particle pollution caused by Canadian wildfire smoke. Here's what you should know about best practices and...
Marcus & Millichap brokers sale of 111,667-square-foot industrial property in Arlington Heights
REJournals
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June 6, 2025
Marcus & Millichap closed the sale of 545 E. Algonquin Road, a 111,667-square-foot flex industrial property in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The property sold for $13 million. Peter Doughty, investment specialist in Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago...
Illinois Recognizes Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Illinois Governor
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June 5, 2025
Department on Aging encourages everyone to learn the warning signs, how to report abuse SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. With reports of elder abuse on the rise in Illinois since 2022, Department on Aging Director Mary...
Chicago Created A Task Force To Tackle Anti-Trans Violence. Can It Make A Real Difference?
Block Club Chicago - Illinois
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June 5, 2025
CHICAGO — For many years, Black and Brown trans women in Chicago have sounded the alarm on a crisis that has been forced into the shadows. While public focus has come and gone, anti-trans violence has never faded for those closest to it. They’ve...
Breakthrough Ideas founder on Illinois budget: 'This budget is even more pork-laden than previous ones'
Prairie State Wire - Illinois
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June 6, 2025
Jeanne Ives, a former state representative and founder of Breakthrough Ideas, has criticized the Illinois budget for including $1 billion in new taxes and what she describes as wasteful spending on non-governmental groups. This statement was made...
Illinois Resident Scammed Out Of $62K By A Phony Kevin Costner
Fun 104 - Southeast Minnesota
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June 5, 2025
It's okay if you're feeling a little judgmental about someone being taken for a chunk of money by someone pretending to be Kevin Costner. I get it. You're probably thinking that sort of thing would never happen to you, because you're just not dumb...
Clean Slate Act, Medical Aid in Dying bills among those that stalled in Illinois legislature
WGLT - Illinois
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June 6, 2025
Illinois lawmakers filed more than 7,500 bills this spring session, and 615 of them crossed the finish line. While most bills failed to escape legislative committees, there were some that got close to becoming reality. These are some of the bills...