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Pritzker urges feds to release $1B in broadband funds to Illinois
By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary Gov. JB Pritzker sent a letter to U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday, urging the release of $1 billion in broadband infrastructure funds previously allocated to Illinois. Lutnick announced a review of the feder...
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El Niño to return: Cooler, wetter summer and warmer, drier winters to follow
By WMBD TV (Peoria, Ill.) WMBD - We're coming off two consecutive La Niña winters and are well on our way to an El Niño as Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) are heating up across the eastern Pacific. Latest model projections are calling for a strong to very strong El Niño, what some are calling a &quo...
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Rep. LaHood on Iran war, Social Security and data centers
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - With the Iran war going into its third month, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood said he still urges a quick end to the war. This is despite voting against the War Powers Resolution that would have removed armed forces from Iran. The Dunlap Republican said he voted no because there are no boots on the gr...
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Big House Ballgame at Old Joliet Prison kicks off Route 66 festivities
By JULIA LEVY Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com JOLIET - At the Old Joliet Prison, made famous by the "Blues Brothers" film, the Joliet Slammers baseball team staff were generously handing out tickets to a ballgame recently, helping kick off the statewide celebration of the Route 66 cen...
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Bloomington airport project close to take-off thanks to federal dollars
By WMBD TV BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) - U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood on Monday delivered a $1.5 million grant for an airport plan that could bring more jobs to the Twin Cities. The federal funding will help build a cargo road to separate truck traffic from airport traffic. The goal is to build a truck exit of sorts off Airport...
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'More than just a road': Illinois communities celebrate Route 66's centennial
By CHLOE PARK Medill Illinois News Bureau news@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary The road that helped stitch the nation together with automobile travel turns 100 this year. As the starting point for Route 66, Illinois plays a central role in launching centennial celebrations. From Joliet and Pontiac to downstate...
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Judge delays decision on special prosecutor for 'Operation Midway Blitz' to review new developments
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com Article Summary A Cook County judge on Monday pushed off her scheduled ruling on whether to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate alleged abuses by federal immigration agents during last fall's "Operation Midway Blitz." Judge Erica...
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OSF Children's Hospital Illinois ends St. Jude affiliation
By WMBD TV PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) - OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois is severing ties with St. Jude as of June 30. "OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois and University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria will transition from the St. Jude affiliate network to operate independently as the OSF...
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